Love is a possible strength, in an actual weakness. Marriage transforms a distraction into a support, the… — Thomas Hardy
Love is a possible strength, in an actual weakness. Marriage transforms a distraction into a support, the power of which should be, and happily often is, in direct proportion to the degree of imbecility it supplants.
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