Leo TolstoyI've always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be.
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When you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be. By saying this, the writer seemed to be saying that love cannot be limited to just one facet of a person. Love is more than just being attracted to someone. It is being attracted to all of their different qualities.
Source: Anna Karenina
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