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Prudence says one thing, desire says another, and I'd rather go with desire any time.

Fay Weldon

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Fay Weldon
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: September 22
Author
Autobiographer
Essayist
Feminist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Alvechurch
Worcestershire
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Desire
Another
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Prudence

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