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17/12/2015 at 01:28
Opinionated Man
I’ll have to check her out!
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17/12/2015 at 12:07
First Night Design
Don’t tell me you’ve never heard of her!
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16/12/2015 at 21:25
olganm
Love her. I must say being a psychiatrist I’ve always been fond of the suicide poem…
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16/12/2015 at 22:54
First Night Design
Me too and I’m no psychiatrist!
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16/12/2015 at 18:09
sourgirlohio
My favorite writer 🙂 I love the quote and the photo.
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16/12/2015 at 18:10
First Night Design
They’re both great, aren’t they!
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16/12/2015 at 10:28
janetweightreed10
Good one:) xx
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