I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you'. There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.

Maya Angelou

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Love is now, is always. All that is missing is the coup de grace- which is called passion.

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Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

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If I had to dream up the perfect woman, she wouldn't even come close to you.

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Stay strong, be brave, love hard and true, and you will have nothing to lose.

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