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...the face has limited space. My mother used to say, if you fill your face with laughing, there will be no more room for crying.
...the face has limited space. My mother used to say, if you fill your face with laughing, there will be no more room for crying.
Approximate author period: c. 1952 AD · modern
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- Rohinton Mistry
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- Approximate author period: c. 1952 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Rohinton Mistry: documented birth year 1952; activity date not established. Wikidata Q732338, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732338 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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