Couples are jigsaw puzzles that hang together by touching in just enou…

Diane Ackerman
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Couples are jigsaw puzzles that hang together by touching in just enough points. They're never total fits or misfits. In time, a pair invents its own commonwealth, complete with anthems, rituals, and lingos-a cult of two with fallible gods. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). One Hundred Names for Love: A Memoir, p.15, W. W. Norton & Company
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