“How is it possible to miss a woman whom you kept at a distance, so that when she was gone you would not miss her?”

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American actor, comedian, musician, author, playwright, and… 1945

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“How is it possible to miss a woman whom you kept at a distance, so that when she was gone you would not miss her?”

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