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Rumi

The minute I heard my first love story
I started looking for you, not knowing
how blind that was.
Lovers don't finally meet somewhere
They're in each other all along.




Quotes of the Day

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximim of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

• George Bernard Shaw



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