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He wished someone in the course of history had thought of striking that word and all its derivatives from the English Language - happy, happier, happiest, happiness. What the devil did the words really mean anyway? Why not just the word pleasure, which was far more... well, pleasant.

Mary Balogh

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Mary Balogh
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: March 24
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