we had our normal family life—struggles and hard times. Tha… - Grace Paley

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we had our normal family life—struggles and hard times. That takes up a lot of time, hard times. Uses up whole days.

Grace Paley

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Grace Paley (December 11 1922 – August 22 2007) was a Jewish American short story writer, poet, teacher, and political activist. The 1994 edition of her Collected Stories was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

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Birth Name: Grace Goodside

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we had our normal family life—struggles and hard times. That takes up a lot of time, hard times. Uses up whole days. - Grace Paley

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