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The look on his face told her what had happened and that hurt burrowed deeper than anything she'd ever felt, deep enough to change from the thing she felt to the thing she was. Love, she learned, could reduce its recipient to an essential thing, as important as food or shelter, whose presence is not only longed for but needed.
The look on his face told her what had happened and that hurt burrowed deeper than anything she'd ever felt, deep enough to change from the thing she felt to the thing she was. Love, she learned, could reduce its recipient to an essential thing, as important as food or shelter, whose presence is not only longed for but needed.
Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
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- Anthony Marra
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- Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Anthony Marra: documented birth year 1984; activity date not established. Wikidata Q4773014, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4773014 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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