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Absence really can make the heart grow fonder, even when the [man's] feet wander.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Even
Heart
Fonder
Really
Wander
Make
Absence
Men
Grow
Feet
Grows
Women

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