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“—If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us, he said, then there wouldn’t be so much fuss about love in the first place.” quote by Amor Towles — Download Open image

““—If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us, he said, then there wouldn’t be so much fuss about love in the first place.””

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