The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. I…

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The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. Its intensity can be measured mathematically, and it is independent of persons. ✨ Christine Allison, Susan Sontag (1978). The benefactor: a novel, Delta
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The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. Its intensity can be measured mathematically, and it is independent of persons. ✨ Christine Allison, Susan Sontag (1978). The benefactor: a novel, Delta

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