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You always feel you are not deserving. People who are successful at what they do know what kind of work goes with it, so they are surprised at the praise.

Virginia Hamilton

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Virginia Hamilton
Age: 65 †
Born: 1936
Born: March 12
Died: 2002
Died: February 19
Author
Novelist
Writer
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Virginia Esther Hamilton
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Praise
People
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Successful
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Work
Deserving
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Surprised

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