Like friendship, hatred needed more than physical intimacy; it wanted …

Toni Morrison
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Like friendship, hatred needed more than physical intimacy; it wanted creativity and hard work to sustain itself ✨ Toni Morrison (2008). Love, p.74, Random House
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Like friendship, hatred needed more than physical intimacy; it wanted creativity and hard work to sustain itself ✨ Toni Morrison (2008). Love, p.74, Random House

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