All these types of love come out of duty, respect, and gratitude. Most…

Lisa See
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All these types of love come out of duty, respect, and gratitude. Most of them, as the women in my county know, are sources of sadness, rupture, and brutality. ✨ Lisa See (2011). Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, p.76, A&C Black
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