Witi Ihimaera... sometimes love becomes a power game between ambitions that parents have for their children and the ambitions that children have for themselves.
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When you are in love with someone, your world is completely turned upside down. Your priorities shift, your vision changes, and you begin to look at things through a different set of eyes. Love can lead to all sorts of changes, including an increased desire to change yourself.
Source: The Whale Rider
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