“Mr. Wonderful isn’t just going to knock on the door,” a gi… - Maureen Corrigan

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“Mr. Wonderful isn’t just going to knock on the door,” a girlfriend once said, chiding me. “Why not?” I thought. That’s the way people often meet in books—effortlessly, without guile or strategizing.

Maureen Corrigan

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Maureen Corrigan (born July 30, 1955) is an American author, scholar, and literary critic.

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