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People are islands,' she said. 'They don't really touch. However close they are, they're really quite separate. Even if they've been married for fifty years.
People are islands,' she said. 'They don't really touch. However close they are, they're really quite separate. Even if they've been married for fifty years.
Approximate author period: c. 1936 AD · modern
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- Ian Fleming
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- Approximate author period: c. 1936 AD · modern
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