... maybe, in the face of abandonment, we are all the same; maybe not even a very orderly mind can endure the discovery of not being loved. (Elena Ferrante)

... maybe, in the face of abandonment, we are all the same; maybe not even a very orderly mind can endure the discovery of not being loved.

Elena Ferrante

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