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The madness of love can always be suspended--to cook dinner or catch a plane, for instance.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Love
Cook
Cooks
Planes
Catch
Madness
Instance
Dinner
Suspended
Always
Plane

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