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I have friends who have children, and they have told me how remarkable it is to have a new life that is a piece of your own flesh anf blood. But I -- I realized that I didn't love her because she was a piece of me, I loved her because she was a piece of you.

Julia Quinn

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Julia Quinn
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 12
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Evergreen State
Julie Cotler
Julie Pottinger
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