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When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow.

Vera Nazarian

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Vera Nazarian
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 25
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Moscow
Russian SFSR
Times
Come
Important
Offset
Much
Softness
Pillow
Gentle
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Tough

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