Anne possessed infinite patience. She was a behind-the-scenes kind of person who hated being the center of attention. But she was extraordinarily powerful in her own way.
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MARK WEINSTEIN When she was younger, she felt that he wanted to know everything about her, but she was sometimes af... MICHAEL STEIN She called herself an angel, and wandered the world from girlhood till death. She lived every kind o... ROMAN PAYNE She tried to scream once, but with significant portions of her larynx already compromised, what she ... JAMES S.A. COREY When she was running for election in 2006, I went to Missouri to campaign for Senator Claire McCaski... DAVID MIXNER I guess she looked up to me sometimes, when she wasn't mad at me. She was just a really, really rema... ALEXANDER HENDERSON You need not be sorry for her. She was one of the kind that likes to grow up. In the end she grew up... J.M. BARRIE She was a critical thinker and she had an open mind. In addition to being a critical thinker, she wa... GARY PERNELL It was beautiful. She was totally dominant (in the circle). She didn't get a lot of strikeouts, but ... 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ANDRE BISHOP He only allowed himself a quick glance at her, knowing as soon as he saw her that she was the kind o... ADI ALSAID She spent hours drawing on her own, trying to perfect her craft. And when she got into music, she ha... LAURA JOPLIN Sissy had two great failings. She was a great lover and a great mother. She had so much of tendernes... BETTY SMITH She felt that she was in a prison, behind bars. She couldn't stand being caged any longer. COLIN CAMPBELL She was my enemy but her words would break your heart. She is a Vietnamese Anne Frank. I know this d... FRED WHITEHURST There was a little girl Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead; And w... HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW I don't know what she was thinking. She is just a young girl, and she must have panicked. I heard he... ANTHONY FARRISI Alicia is always the one who takes charge now. She wasn't that way when she came here s a freshman, ... GWEN LEWIS But she was her own champion now. SARAH J. 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