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I hate to admit this, but some days hearing about other people's problems actually cheers me up.

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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 11
Novelist
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Problems
Days
Actually
Hate
Problem
Cheers
People
Cheer
Admit
Hearing

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I happen to be immature, undisciplined, and self-centered, pretty much a little boy in a man's body, although I'd appreciate it if you didn't quote me on that. -Bobby Tom
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