“My letters are for when I don't want to be in love anymore. They're for good-bye. Because after I write in my letter, I'm not longer consumed by my all-consuming love… My letters set me free. Or at least they're supposed to.”

—  Jenny Han, book To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Source: To All the Boys I've Loved Before

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