If you really love someone,' Claudia continued, 'you have to be prepared to accept them as they are. … - Graeme Simsion

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Set your sails now but the ocean is very rough and treacherous. . . if you keep going you will get there.

Graeme Simsion

If you really love someone,' Claudia continued, 'you have to be prepared to accept them as they are. Maybe you hope that one day they get a wake-up call and make the changes for their own reasons.

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I haven’t changed my mind. That’s the point! I want to spend my life with you even though it’s totally irrational. And you have short earlobes. Socially and genetically there’s no reason for me to be attracted to you. The only logical conclusion is that I must be in love with you.

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There are so many weird people that nobody takes any notice. We all just fit right in.

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