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January is my favorite month, when the light is plainest, least colored. And I like the feeling of beginnings.
Anne Truitt
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Anne Truitt
Age: 83 †
Born: 1921
Born: March 16
Died: 2004
Died: December 23
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Baltimore
Maryland
Anne Dean Truitt
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