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[W]hatever my intentions, whatever the truth of my claim, I had no business giving a lecture to a total stranger.

— Ayelet Waldman

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[W]hatever my intentions, whatever the truth of my claim, I had no business giving a lecture to a total stranger." in the context of "Salon.com column" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ayelet Waldman

About Ayelet Waldman

Ayelet Waldman (born December 11, 1964) is an American writer of fiction, born in Jerusalem, and raised in Montreal and New Jersey. She is married to the novelist Michael Chabon.