provisions

There is no way that someone can explain to someone else how much they love them.

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The object of these affections will either feel loved; or they will not.

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Love is not an elemental quality, like nitrogen or zinc.

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It has shades and degrees and differing levels of flavour or intensity. Like tomatoes, or coffee.

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The love that proclaims itself the loudest could be but an insipid imitation of the love that barely whispers.

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