--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Hi lover,\" he says to me, completely…" description: "\"“Hi lover,\" he says to me, completely forgetting what happened before. He knows who I am. He knows that I am the one person who he loves, has always lo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/michael-zadoorian-27244_aging_hi-lover-he-says-to-me-completely-forget_1768293.jpg" --- # Hi lover," he says to me, completely forgetting what… ![“Hi lover," he says to me, completely forgetting what happened before. He knows who I am. He knows that I am the one person who he loves, has always loved. No disease, no person can take that away. (p.205)” quote by Michael Zadoorian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/michael-zadoorian-27244_aging_hi-lover-he-says-to-me-completely-forget_1768293.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/michael-zadoorian-27244_aging_hi-lover-he-says-to-me-completely-forget_1768293.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/michael-zadoorian-27244_aging_hi-lover-he-says-to-me-completely-forget_1768293.jpg) > ““Hi lover," he says to me, completely forgetting what happened before. He knows who I am. He knows that I am the one person who he loves, has always loved. No disease, no person can take that away. (p.205)”” [Michael Zadoorian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-zadoorian/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Love persists beyond disease and loss; it is an immutable part of identity that cannot be taken away. **In simple terms:** Love endures despite hardship. 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