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Lack of reciprocity ruins friendships, but makes love affairs exciting for a time.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Affair
Lack
Exciting
Makes
Reciprocity
Time
Friendships
Love
Fidelity
Affairs
Ruins

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