Being there Quote by Gail Collins

“The high point was that the people are really nice - despite the crazy politics - and I loved being there. The hardest part was knowing some of the things I was probably going to write about Texas would make those nice people very unhappy.”

Gail Collins

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Being there Crazy Despite Hardest Knowing Nice Nice people People Politics Really nice Texas Unhappy Writing

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