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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.
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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