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Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations.

Nikki Giovanni

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Nikki Giovanni
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 7
Poet
Teacher
Writer
Knoxville
Tennessee
Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
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Moment
Spiritual
Moments
Courtship
Even
Affinity
Years
Offspring
Love
Created
Generations

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