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To be in the right is often an expensive business.

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Phyllis Bottome
Age: 81 †
Born: 1882
Born: May 31
Died: 1963
Died: August 22
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Phyllis Forbes Dennis
Expensive
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Nobody can afford to appear more pleasant than they really are!
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Some of us cling to our curses if we haven't anything better to cling to!
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