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Depression is the flaw in love. To be creatures who love, we must be creatures who can despair at what we lose, and depression is the mechanism of that despair.
Depression is the flaw in love. To be creatures who love, we must be creatures who can despair at what we lose, and depression is the mechanism of that despair.
Approximate author period: c. 1963 AD · modern
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- Andrew Solomon
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- Approximate author period: c. 1963 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Andrew Solomon: documented birth year 1963; activity date not established. Wikidata Q645362, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645362 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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