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Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body Quotes: Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. What then kills love? Only this: Neglect.
         

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. What then kills love? Only this: Neglect.


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Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. What then kills love? Only this: Neglect.
         



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