I'm not frightened. I'm not frightened of anything. The more I suffer,…

Bernhard Schlink
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I'm not frightened. I'm not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, forgive its vice. I will be the only angel you need. You will leave life even more beautiful than you entered it. Heaven will take you back and look at you and say: Only one thing can make a soul complete and that thing is love. ✨ FaceBook post byBernhard Schlink from Aug 23, 2015
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