For sometimes you can't help but crave some ruin in what you love. ✨ C…

Chang-Rae Lee
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For sometimes you can't help but crave some ruin in what you love. ✨ Chang-rae Lee (2014). On Such a Full Sea: A Novel, p.63, Penguin
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