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"She was afraid to suggest to him that to most people, nothing "happens." That most people merely live from day to day until they die. That, after he… - Gwendolyn Brooks
"She was afraid to suggest to him that to most people, nothing "happens." That most people merely live from day to day until they die. That, after he had been dead a year, doubtless fewer than five people would think of him oftener than once a year. That there might even come a year when no one on earth would think of him at all."
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About Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks (7 June 1917 – 3 December 2000) was an American poet. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for her book of poems Annie Allen.
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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks
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