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I did not love you out or boredom or loneliness or caprice. I loved you because the desire for you was stronger than any happiness.

Alessandro Baricco

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Alessandro Baricco
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 25
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Film Director
Journalist
Literary Critic
Musicologist
Novelist
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Turin
Italy
Boredom
Loneliness
Stronger
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Desire
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Caprice

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