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My theory about meeting people,' he said,'is that it's better not to make a really good first impression. Because it's all downhill from there. You're always having to live up to that first impression, which was just an illusion.
Lisa Kleypas
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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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