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Life is enriched by difficulty love is made more acute when it requires exertion.

Andrew Solomon

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Andrew Solomon
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 30
Author
Clinical Psychologist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Manhattan borough
New York City
Difficulty
Made
Love
Life
Enriched
Acute
Exertion
Requires

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