To complain that I could only be married once was like complaining tha…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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To complain that I could only be married once was like complaining that I had only been born once. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.41, Simon and Schuster
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To complain that I could only be married once was like complaining that I had only been born once. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.41, Simon and Schuster

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