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Newton's Fourth Law: Every action has an equal and opposite satisfaction.
Dorothy Parker
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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
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I don't want to review books any more. It cuts in too much on my reading.
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Age before beauty, and pearls before swine.
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