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Marriage is the only thing that affords a woman the pleasure of company and the perfect sensation of solitude at the same time.

Helen Rowland

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
Company
Pleasure
Perfect
Woman
Affords
Thing
Sensation
Time
Sensations
Solitude
Marriage

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