She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed while raising them. (Gabriel García Márquez)

She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed while raising them.

Gabriel García Márquez

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