I fell in love once, if love be that cruelty which takes us straight to the gates of Paradise only to remind us they are closed for ever. (Jeanette Winterson)

I fell in love once, if love be that cruelty which takes us straight to the gates of Paradise only to remind us they are closed for ever.

Jeanette Winterson

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