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My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude.
Warsan Shire
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Warsan Shire
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: January 1
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Republic of Kenya
Loneliness
Solitude
Alone
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Shire
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Singles
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Perhaps, the problem is not the intensity of your love, but the quality of the people you are loving.
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