Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible. - Elizabeth Bowen - Quotesmemo.com

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Elizabeth Bowen

Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.

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