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" I think that the consciousness of passion makes you act very differently. "
Pedro Almodovar
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" For there to be communication within a couple, it is enough for there to be only one person who communicates or who really wants to communicate. Even though a couple consists of two people, if one of the people in a couple puts all their effort into moving a couple along they will move along. "
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