“Since they were little, wishing on the first star of the evening, they both understood this: the most exciting game in life is to invent yourself.”

—  Lisa Mason , book Summer of Love

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 10 “Dedicated to the One I Love” (p. 236)

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