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Any man, you'll soon learn, has an insurmountable need to blame someone else when he is made to look a fool.

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Julia Quinn
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 12
Author
Writer
Evergreen State
Julie Cotler
Julie Pottinger
Need
Blame
Needs
Soon
Made
Fool
Men
Learn
Else
Someone
Look
Looks
Insurmountable

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