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At first, when we truly love someone, our greatest fear is that the loved one will stop loving us. What we should fear and dread, of course, is that we won't stop loving them, even after they're dead and gone.

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Gregory David Roberts
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 21
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Melbourne
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