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There is nothing so mortifying as to fall in love with someone who does not share one's sentiments.

Georgette Heyer

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Georgette Heyer
Age: 71 †
Born: 1902
Born: August 16
Died: 1974
Died: July 4
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Georgette Heyer Rougier
Stella Martin
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Oh, 'tis not my qualities they object to! 'Tis my lack of vice.
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God knows I'm no saint, but I don't think I'm more of a sinner than any other man.
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And now I wish I hadn’t been civil, because he says he shall not despair! He is as stupid as Endymion!” “No, no!” said Alverstoke soothingly. “Nobody could be as stupid as Endymion!
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