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| 423de19 | This was when she asked him whether it was true that love conquered all, as the songs said. 'It is true', he replied, 'but you would do well not to believe it. | disbelief gabriel-garcía-márquez love love-conquers-all of-love-and-other-demons | Gabriel García Márquez | |
| d0f2312 | He knew these last lines by heart and mouthed them now in the darkness. My reason for life. Not living, but life. That was the touch. And she was his reason for life, and why he must survive. | ian-mcewan life love love-conquers-all sad | Ian McEwan |