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One’s lover is one’s partner in observing and understanding the world. Marriage is a place where joint narratives are composed. If the lover is a liar then all your joint observations are unreliable. You will have to start all over again.

Philippa Gregory

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Philippa Gregory
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 9
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