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The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. its intensity can be measured mathematically, and it is independent of persons.
-Susan Sontag
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The Love Of The Famous, Like All

Susan Sontag
The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. its intensity can be measured mathematically, and it is independent of persons.
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