Thornton Wilder in The Bridge of San Luis Rey: Even in the most perfect love one person loves less profoundly than the other.

Even in the most perfect love one person loves less profoundly than the other. — Thornton Wilder in The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Even in the most perfect love one person loves less profoundly than the other.

Thornton Wilder in The Bridge of San Luis Rey

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