It is very seldom that a person loves anyone they cannot in some way e…

Truman Capote
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It is very seldom that a person loves anyone they cannot in some way envy. ✨ Truman Capote (2012). Summer Crossing: A Novel, p.98, Modern Library
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It is very seldom that a person loves anyone they cannot in some way envy. ✨ Truman Capote (2012). Summer Crossing: A Novel, p.98, Modern Library

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