The saddest thing about love, Joe, is that not only the love cannot la…

William Faulkner
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The saddest thing about love, Joe, is that not only the love cannot last forever, but even the heartbreak is soon forgotten. ✨ William Faulkner (2014). Soldier's Pay, p.319, Random House
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