I am, by most measures, pretty smart. My grandmother was sm… - Tressie McMillan Cottom

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I am, by most measures, pretty smart. My grandmother was smarter. She was do-the-Times-crossword-in-pen smart.

Tressie McMillan Cottom

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Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American writer, sociologist, and professor.

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I am, by most measures, pretty smart. My grandmother was smarter. She was do-the-Times-crossword-in-pen smart. - Tressie McMillan Cottom

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