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Choice Quote by Maggie Shipstead

“She had seen too many movies; she did not understand that love was a choice, entered and exited by free will and with careful consideration, not a random thunderbolt sent from above.” quote by Maggie Shipstead — Download Open image

““She had seen too many movies; she did not understand that love was a choice, entered and exited by free will and with careful consideration, not a random thunderbolt sent from above.””

Maggie Shipstead

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