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Sometimes there's not a better way. Sometimes there's only the hard way.

Sometimes there's not a better way. Sometimes there's only the hard way.
Mary E. Pearson ↗

Approximate author period: c. 1955 AD · modern

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Mary E. Pearson
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Approximate author period: c. 1955 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Mary E. Pearson: documented birth year 1955; activity date not established. Wikidata Q1146997, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1146997 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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