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“He will never marry her, the translator tells me, after we have been driving in the dark for a few minutes. Yes, I say, but he can love her.” quote by Sarah Kay — Download Open image

““He will never marry her, the translator tells me, after we have been driving in the dark for a few minutes. Yes, I say, but he can love her.””

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