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“In the rush to be brilliant and flawless humans, we forget how wildly beautiful discovering quirks are. Knowing the essence of someone, you know. It’s such a delicate thing, to be trusting of someone to get acquainted with their quirks and to have the privilege to enjoy them.”

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