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Maxine Hong Kingston

"The difference between mad people and sane people... is that sane people have variety when they talk-story. Mad people have only one story that they talk over and over."

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"The difference between mad people and sane people... is that sane people have variety when they talk-story. Mad people have only one story that they talk over and over."

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