I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the st…

Vladimir Nabokov
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I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is. ✨ Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1973). Strong opinions, McGraw-Hill Companies
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