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“It sometime occurred to him that for love to work, it had to be fair, that he should tell only half the joke, and she the other half. Otherwise, it would not be love, but something completely else--pity or entertainment, or stand-up comedy.” quote by Tao Lin — Download Open image

““It sometime occurred to him that for love to work, it had to be fair, that he should tell only half the joke, and she the other half. Otherwise, it would not be love, but something completely else--pity or entertainment, or stand-up comedy.””

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