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I have given my word that only death will take me from you.

Philippa Gregory

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Philippa Gregory
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 9
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Kenya's capital
Kate Wedd
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Stars in the night,' he said. 'Something something something something, some delight
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You can smile when your heart is breaking because you're a woman.
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He may well speak French and Latin and half a dozen languages, but since he has nothing to say – what good are they?
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the bird sings as if to say that delight is easy, for those who desire it
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