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Been in love Quote by Gerald Brenan

“Do not believe those persons who say they have never been jealous. What they mean is that they have never been in love.” quote by Gerald Brenan — Download Open image

“Do not believe those persons who say they have never been jealous. What they mean is that they have never been in love.”

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