“Childhood romances always seem so real, so enduring, when we are separated from the object of our affection. But usually, when we return, we find that our dreams and memories quiet surpassed reality.

-Lady Anne, Whitney's aunt”

—  Judith McNaught, book Whitney, My Love

Source: Whitney, My Love

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