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Edie was very smart, you know, too smart. Because she came from such an insular place, she had an interesting commentary on what went by, 'cause she saw it like it was rather than in some social context like we all would.
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Chuck Wein, as quoted in Edie : Girl On Fire (2006) by David Weisman and Melissa Painter

 

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