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A woman's love is like the morning dew. It's just as likely to settle on a horse turd as a rose.

Larry McMurtry

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Larry McMurtry
Age: 84 †
Born: 1936
Born: June 3
Died: 2021
Died: March 25
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Archer City
Texas
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Larry Jeff McMurtry
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