The heart was a weak, changeable thing, bent on nothing but love, and there could be no more … - Cornelia Funke

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I don't really do that whole 'single life' thing. I'm kind of heads down and get things done.

Cornelia Funke

The heart was a weak, changeable thing, bent on nothing but love, and there could be no more fatal mistake than to make it your master. Reason must be in charge. It comforted you for the heart's foolishness, it sang mocking songs about love, derided it as a whim of nature, transient as flowers. So why did she still keep following her heart?

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