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Marrying a woman for her beauty makes no more sense than eating a bird for its singing. But it's a common mistake nonetheless.

Charles Frazier

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Charles Frazier
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: November 4
Author
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Screenwriter
Writer
Asheville
North Carolina
Makes
Bird
Eating
Singing
Mistake
Beauty
Common
Woman
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Marrying

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