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Being alone is almost always preferable to being with the wrong person.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Person
Always
Preferable
Alone
Almost
Wrong
Women
Persons

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