“I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not.”
Wayne W. Dyer (1940–2015) American writer
“I would rather be hated for what I am, then loved for what I am not.”
Variant: I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
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“What kind of fool am I?
I never fell in love.”
Lesley Bricusse (1931) English composer, lyricist and playwright
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