A man is, after all, what he loves. But one always feels cornered when asked to explain why one loves this or that person, and what for. In order to explain it - which inevitably amounts to explaining oneself - one has to try to love the object of one's attention a little bit less.
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A man is, after all, what he loves. But one always feels cornered when asked to explain why one lov
A man is, after all, what he loves. But one always feels cornered when asked to explain why one lov
A man is, after all, what he loves. But one always feels cornered when asked to explain why one lov
A man is, after all, what he loves. But one always feels cornered when asked to explain why one lov
A man is, after all, what he loves. But one always feels cornered when asked to explain why one lov
A man is, after all, what he loves. But one always feels cornered when asked to explain why one lov
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