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> [“I'd been treating love like a thing, an achievement, a trophy to be and hung around my neck. People talk about it that way sometimes. My love for you is undying. He never knew my love. It is an error…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/i-d-been-treating-love-like-a-thing-an-achievement-a-trophy-to-be-and/)

[Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/)

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