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“I was in love with my wife.
I loved Sadie Shaw more than words could wield the matter, dearer than eyesight, space and liberty.”

“even though there was no one watching, I clung to my fake husband’s hand like a lifeline.”

“I found myself hoping, in a way that was deeply, deeply emotionally unhealthy, that instead of staying out of my way, she would throw herself into it. That she would break that third ceasefire with me, over and over again.”