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That love which does not build a foundation on good sense is doomed.

Ian Mcewan

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Ian Mcewan
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: June 21
Author
Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Belfast
Ireland
Love
Doomed
Foundation
Build
Sense
Doe
Good

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