Mel BrooksEverything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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When we fall in love with someone, we fear that we will never be able to find what we have with that person ever again. But, as we keep trying to find that special someone, we eventually realize that it was worth the risk. That person is the one for us and we are the one for them.
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