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A desire that has never been fulfilled is considerably less acute than one that has been fulfilled and then checked at the source.

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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
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Fulfilled
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Less
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Never

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