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Marriage was a form of insanity love hovering permanently on the edge of aggravation.

Liane Moriarty

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Liane Moriarty
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: November 15
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Novelist
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Sydney
NSW
Lian Moriarty
Aggravation
Permanently
Insanity
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Marriage
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Love
Hovering

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