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Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.

— Nicole Krauss The History of Love (2005)

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Even after the only person whose opinion I cared about left on a boat for America, I continued to fill pages with her name.

The History of Love (2005)

All I want is not to die on a day when I went unseen.

The History of Love (2005)

Perhaps that is what it means to be a father- to teach your child to live without you. If so, no one was a greater father than I.

The History of Love (2005)

These things were lost to oblivion like so much about so many who are born and die without anyone ever taking the time to write it all down.

The History of Love (2005)

The words of our childhood became strangers to us- we couldn't use them in the same way and so we chose not to use them at all. Life demanded a new language.

The History of Love (2005)

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
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