We don’t love each other; we love the idea we have of each … - Robert Galbraith

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We don’t love each other; we love the idea we have of each other. Very few humans understand this or can bear to contemplate it. They have blind faith in their own powers of creation. All love, ultimately, is self-love.

Robert Galbraith

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All love, ultimately, is self-love.

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