"The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the lover's imperfections.“

-Djuna Barnes

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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."

-Robert Frost

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"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."

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