Love can be begged, bought, or received as a gift, one can find it in …

Hermann Hesse
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Love can be begged, bought, or received as a gift, one can find it in the street, but one cannot steal it. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2009). Siddhartha, p.49, Modern Library
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