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I have a natural tendency to feel well about the world, I suppose, one way or another. But then there is the problem of pain. There are things like [Abraham] Lincoln's beloved little boy dying.

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Zadie Smith
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: October 27
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Zadie Adeline Smith
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