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Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board.
Zora Neale Hurston
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Zora Neale Hurston
Age: 69 †
Born: 1891
Born: January 7
Died: 1960
Died: January 28
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It is a curious thing to be a woman in the Caribbean after you have been a woman in these United States.
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