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In love, somehow, a man's heart is always either exceeding the speed limit, or getting parked in the wrong place.

Helen Rowland

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
Men
Limits
Love
Either
Literature
Getting
Parked
Wrong
Exceeding
Place
Limit
Heart
Somehow
Always
Speed

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