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But then, gifts are like beauty, are they not. It is in the eye of the recipient that they find their seat, not in the hand of the giver.
But then, gifts are like beauty, are they not. It is in the eye of the recipient that they find their seat, not in the hand of the giver.
Approximate author period: c. 2002 AD · contemporary
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- J.R. Ward
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- Approximate author period: c. 2002 AD · contemporary
Approximate author-period evidence for Jessica Bird: documented activity in 2002. Wikidata Q468550, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q468550 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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