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Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another. one gains a profoundly personal, selfish joy from the mere existence of the person one loves. it is one's own personal, selfish happiness that one seeks, earns, and derives from love.
-Ayn Rand
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Love Is An Expression And Assertion Of

Ayn Rand
Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another. one gains a profoundly personal, selfish joy from the mere existence of the person one loves. it is one's own personal, selfish happiness that one seeks, earns, and derives from love.
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