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... relationships required such vigilance, such attention. You had to hold them together by force of will, and other people took up so much space, demanded so much time. It was exhausting.

... relationships required such vigilance, such attention. You had to hold them together by force of will, and other people took up so much space, demanded so much time. It was exhausting.

Approximate author period: c. 1979 AD · modern

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Catherynne M. Valente
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Approximate author period: c. 1979 AD · modern
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