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A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to mistake shyness for coldness, and silence for indifference.

Lisa Kleypas

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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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Temple
Texas
Lisa Kleypas Ellis
Men
Shyness
Think
Fragile
Thinking
Indifference
Vanity
Silence
Mistake
Easy
Might
Coldness

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