The young habitually mistake lust for love, they're infested with idea…

Margaret Atwood
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The young habitually mistake lust for love, they're infested with idealism of all kinds. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2007). The Blind Assassin: A Novel, p.257, Anchor
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