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Love is an irrational force, making humans do all sorts of strange and wonderful things like write poetry and take up the ukulele.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Humans
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Poetry
Writing
Strange
Things
Wonderful
Love
Force
Like
Making
Write
Ukulele
Women
Irrational

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