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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: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 11
Novelist
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
People
Cheer
Admit
Hearing
Problems
Days
Actually
Hate
Problem
Cheers

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Life sure is easier when you're rich. And a natural born charmer. Don't forget that part. How could I? she retorted. It's the only thing we have in common.
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