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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. Mark Twain Every

Mary Karr

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. Mark Twain Every

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About Mary Karr

Mary Karr (born January 16, 1955) is an American poet, essayist and memoirist from East Texas. She is widely noted for her 1995 bestselling memoir The Liars' Club. Karr is the Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University.