Part IX, ch. 42 (Bea Schachter)
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"Why did you fail me? I didn't do nothing!" The reply, of course, is: "That's just it."

— Bel Kaufman

What It Means

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Bel Kaufman

About Bel Kaufman

Bella Kaufman (May 10, 1911 – July 25, 2014) was an American novelist and teacher.