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Alain de Botton Quotes: One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively healthy.
         

One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively healthy.


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This page presents the quote "One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively healthy.". Author of this quote is Alain de Botton. This quote is about right, love, attraction, wrong, health, pathology, affection,.