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"Not really convinced with the writing style, I don’t think I’ll finish this one…" — May 25, 2026 09:55AM
"Not really convinced with the writing style, I don’t think I’ll finish this one…" — May 25, 2026 09:55AM
“One word more. You look as if you thought it tainted you to be
loved by me. You cannot avoid it. Nay, I, if I would, cannot
cleanse you from it. But I would not, if I could. I have never
loved any woman before: my life has been too busy, my thoughts
too much absorbed with other things. Now I love, and will love.
But do not be afraid of too much expression on my part.”
― North and South
loved by me. You cannot avoid it. Nay, I, if I would, cannot
cleanse you from it. But I would not, if I could. I have never
loved any woman before: my life has been too busy, my thoughts
too much absorbed with other things. Now I love, and will love.
But do not be afraid of too much expression on my part.”
― North and South
“Please don't become one of these people who only see love as something that has to be perfect. Don't grow up to be such a sad adult,”
― Nana, Vol. 15
― Nana, Vol. 15
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”
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“To love someone, why do you need society's approval and permission?”
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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
― The Conquest of Happiness
― The Conquest of Happiness
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