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I think getting married was a mistake along the way, but at the same time I wouldn't have the wonderful children I have if I didn't get married.

I think getting married was a mistake along the way, but at the same time I wouldn't have the wonderful children I have if I didn't get married.

Approximate author period: c. 1971 AD · modern

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Hugh Hefner
Attribution: attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1971 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Hugh Hefner, based on documented lifetime 1926 to 2017. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194280 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194280 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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