Susan Sontag quote: It hurts to love. It's like giving yourself to be flayed and knowing that at any moment the other person ...

It hurts to love. It's like giving yourself to be flayed and knowing that at any moment the other person may just walk off with your skin.

~ Susan Sontag ~

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