Quote by Agnes Smedley

Yet it is awful to love a person who is a torture to you. And a fascinating person who loves you and won't hear of anything but your loving him and living right by his side through all eternity!

Yet it is awful to love a person who is a torture to you. An

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This quote highlights the paradoxical nature of love. It expresses the torment of loving someone who is unhealthy or detrimental to one's well-being, contrasting it with the captivating appeal of being loved intensely by an individual who desires nothing but mutual love and eternal togetherness. It captures the anguish and allure that can come with conflicting forms of love, suggesting that love can simultaneously be both beautiful and painful.

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