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Love is selfless, it is a weakness, a giving in, a constant falling.
Julianna Baggott
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Julianna Baggott
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 30
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
University Teacher
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Wilmington
Delaware
Love
Selfless
Falling
Weakness
Constant
Fall
Giving
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