"Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old."
― John Ciardi
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Love
― John Ciardi
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- "Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea."
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