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Quote by Margaret Atwood
The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important

The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. – Margaret Atwood

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Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized. – Margaret Atwood

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I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. Theres no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it. – Eminem

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Sometimes love needs a rest from caring, and so bears for an intolerable few hours the guilt of not caring. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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In springtime, love is carried on the breeze. Watch out for flying passion or kisses whizzing by your head. – Terri Guillemets

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