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When it's mutual, a man and a woman know, instinctively, wordlessly. They may do nothing about it, but the knowledge of that shared desire is out there in the world - as obvious as neon, saying: I want you, I want you, I want you.
William Boyd
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William Boyd
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 7
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