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It is more difficult... to rule the King's favorites than for the favorites to rule the King.

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Even a fool can deceive a man—if he be a bigger fool than himself.

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Flattery is so necessary to all of us that we flatter one another just to be flattered in return.

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I think sometimes - do not we all? - that perhaps the present year is my last year and that all my busyness is foolish.

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Marjorie Bowen

Marjorie Bowen
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Born: November 1, 1885
Died: December 23, 1952 (aged 67)
Bio: Marjorie Bowen was a British author who wrote historical romances, supernatural horror stories, popular history and biography.
Known for:
  1. The Viper of Milan (1906)
  2. Dickon (1929)
  3. The Bishop of Hell, and Other Stories (1949)
  4. Kecksies and Other Twilight Tales
  5. Mistress Nell Gwyn (1926)

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