"We get together with people because they’re the same or because they’re different, and in the end we split with them for exactly the same reasons.
If I could have all of those things, I wouldn't mind if I touched her or not.
~ Nick Hornby ~
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If I could have all of those things, I wouldn't mind if I touched her or not.
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