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A romantic is someone who believes that something is valuable even if it doesn't last. And a non-romantic is someone who says that if something doesn't endure, or can't be logically proved and pinned down, it's worthless.
A romantic is someone who believes that something is valuable even if it doesn't last. And a non-romantic is someone who says that if something doesn't endure, or can't be logically proved and pinned down, it's worthless.
Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
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- Sebastian Faulks
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- Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Sebastian Faulks: documented activity in 1984. Wikidata Q443055, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443055 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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