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title: "4 Love and betrayal Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Here the mystery of drinking the cup becomes clear. The coming and leaving of friends, the experiences of love and betrayal, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-j-m-nouwen/here-the-mystery-of-drinking-the-cup-becomes-clear-the-coming-and/)

[Henri J.M. Nouwen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-j-m-nouwen/)

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> [Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anais-nin/love-never-dies-a-natural-death-it-dies-because-we-don-t-know-how-to-4/)

[Anais Nin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anais-nin/)

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> [To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/to-me-the-thing-that-is-worse-than-death-is-betrayal/)

[Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/)

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> [I Need a Good Book I need a good story. I need a good book. The kind that explodes Off the shelf.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/i-need-a-good-book-i-need-a-good-story-i-need-a-good-book-the-kind/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5e/john-lithgow-2438_adventure_i-need-a-good-book-i-need-a-good-story-i_3059807.jpg)

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