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Mary Elizabeth Haskell was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1873.
* She was educated at the Presbyterian College for Women and Wellesley College.
* She taught at a private school for girls in Boston and later became the principal.
* She met Kahlil Gibran in 1904 and became his patron and lifelong friend.
* She supported his career and helped him to publish his first book of poems.
* She corresponded with Gibran for over 25 years and their letters are considered to be a valuable literary record.
* Haskell died in 1964 at the age of 90.
* She is remembered as a generous and supportive friend who helped to shape the career of one of the most important writers of the 20th century.
Nothing you become will disappoint me; I have no preconception that I'd like to see you be or do. I have no desire to forsee you, only to discover you. You can't disappoint me
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