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Going through life without love is like going through a good dinner without an appetite -- everything seems so flat and tasteless.

Helen Rowland

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
Without
Going
Tasteless
Good
Flat
Love
Flats
Life
Appetite
Like
Dinner
Seems
Everything

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