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But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. This is rare and pure and perfect.

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
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Love
Unwise
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