Everyone always wants to know how you can tell when it's true love, an…

Jonathan Tropper
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Everyone always wants to know how you can tell when it's true love, and the answer is this: when the pain doesn't fade and the scars don't heal, and it's too damned late. ✨ The Book of Joe. Book by Jonathan Tropper, 2005.
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