Neither of us says the word love, not once. It would be tempting fate;…

Margaret Atwood
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Neither of us says the word love, not once. It would be tempting fate; it would be romance, bad luck. ✨ Margaret Atwood (1986). The Handmaid's Tale, p.270, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Neither of us says the word love, not once. It would be tempting fate; it would be romance, bad luck. ✨ Margaret Atwood (1986). The Handmaid's Tale, p.270, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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