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Perhaps, the problem is not the intensity of your love, but the quality of the people you are loving.

Warsan Shire

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Warsan Shire
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: January 1
Poet
Writer
Republic of Kenya
Loving
Perhaps
Quality
Problem
Love
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Shire
Intensity

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