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I mean they don't seem able to love us just the way we are. they don't seem able to love us unless they can keep changing us a little bit. they love their reasons for loving us almost as much as they love us, and most of the time more.
-J. D. Salinger
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I Mean They Don't Seem Able To

J. D. Salinger
I mean they don't seem able to love us just the way we are. they don't seem able to love us unless they can keep changing us a little bit. they love their reasons for loving us almost as much as they love us, and most of the time more.
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