Everyday at work I mail out these big envelopes that need the 83cent stamp. One day I took note of the homely woman on them and I wanted to know what she did to get on a stamp...I mean you got to be pretty special to get your mug on a stamp right, especially the 83 cent stamp! Turns out the lady depicted on the stamp is Edna Ferber, a novelist born in 1885. She was one of the great novelist of her time, even though she was a woman. She never married, had kids, and has no real record of any lovers. She is quoted saying the following, "Being an old maid was a great deal like death by drowning -- a really delightful sensation when you ceased struggling." I liked this quote.
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