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...the word 'love' designates a subjective condition in which the welfare and happiness of another person are essential to one's own happiness.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Robert Anson Heinlein (7 July 1907 – 8 May 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of science fiction of the 20th Century.

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Pen Names: Anson MacDonald • Lyle Monroe • John Riverside • Caleb Saunders • Simon York

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Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

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