Mystery and disappointment are not absolutely indispensable to the growth of love, but they are, very often, its powerful auxiliaries. (Charles Dickens)

Mystery and disappointment are not absolutely indispensable to the growth of love, but they are, very often, its powerful auxiliaries.

Charles Dickens

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