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“Confuse not love with the ravings of possession, which bring the worst sufferings. For contrary to the general opinion, love does not cause suffering. But the instinct of ownership causes suffering, which is the contrary of love.
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Citadelle or The Wisdom of the Sands (1948), p. 152
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