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Never judge someone by who he's in love with judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the most appalling people.

Cynthia Heimel

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Cynthia Heimel
Age: 70 †
Born: 1947
Born: July 13
Died: 2018
Died: February 25
Novelist
Writer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Judging
Friends
Fall
Someone
Never
Love
Pals
People
Appalling
Judge

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