“Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
Source: Romeo and Juliet
“… Any fool can love somebody who's perfect, somebody who does everything right. But that doesn't stretch your soul. Your soul only gets stretched when you can still love somebody after they've hurt you.”
Source: Hot Shot
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