You've said nothing, of course, and I ask nothing, he was saying; but …

Leo Tolstoy
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You've said nothing, of course, and I ask nothing, he was saying; but you know that friendship's not what I want: that there's only one happiness in life for me, that word that you dislike so...yes, love! ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2016). Anna Karenina (World Classics, Unabridged), p.122, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
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