When I say, Be my lover, I don't mean, Let's have an affair. I don't m…

David Levithan
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When I say, Be my lover, I don't mean, Let's have an affair. I don't mean Sleep with me. I don't mean, Be my secret. I want us to go back down to that root. I want you to be the one who loves me. I want to be the one who loves you. ✨ David Levithan (2011). The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel, p.131, Macmillan
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