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“I admire about Hillary: Every time I am going to walk away from her candidacy, I think, she has absorbed more hate than anyone I can think of over the past twenty years, and she hasn't cracked under it. That's a kind of iron fortitude that maybe we need in the President of the United States. People project on to Hillary because she is a woman. They either hate her for everything they hate about women or they long for her to be everything they want in a woman. It's an impossible burden.”

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Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky, born on June 8, 1947, is a renowned American author known for her crime novels. Her works, particularly the V.I. Warshawski series, have gained her recognition for their unique female perspective and social commentary. more

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