Lois McMaster Bujold (1949) Science Fiction and fantasy author from the USA
Source: World of the Five Gods series, Paladin of Souls (2003), p. 125
“Love at first sight is a revival of an infantile impression. The first love object reappears in a different disguise.”
Source: The Autobiography of Wilhelm Stekel (1950), p. 52
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