Who said "Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment."?

This quote is attributed to Nikolai Gogol.

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. - Nikolai Gogol

"Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment."

Nikolai Gogol Love

Novelist Playwright Russian 1809–1852

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