Gone were my girlish ideas about romantic love and my later ideas abou…

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Gone were my girlish ideas about romantic love and my later ideas about sexual love. From Yi, I learned to appreciate deep-heart love. Peony in Love ✨ Lisa See (2011). Peony in Love, p.231, A&C Black
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