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Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
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Literature
Face
Lying
Faces
Stepping
Innocence
Lies

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