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the desire to be near the beloved object is at first not due to the idea of possessing it, but simply to let the two experiences compare themselves, like reflections in different mirrors... For from here love degenerates into habit, possession, and back to loneliness.
the desire to be near the beloved object is at first not due to the idea of possessing it, but simply to let the two experiences compare themselves, like reflections in different mirrors... For from here love degenerates into habit, possession, and back to loneliness.
Approximate author period: c. 1931 AD · modern
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- Lawrence Durrell
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- Approximate author period: c. 1931 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Lawrence Durrell: documented activity in 1931. Wikidata Q219784, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219784 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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