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Love is the eternal quest: almost everyone wants to love and be loved.

Jay McInerney

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Jay McInerney
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 13
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Hartford
Connecticut
Wants
Loved
Almost
Everyone
Love
Quests
Quest
Eternal

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