To love is to suffer, and to avoid suffering, one must not l... - José María de Eça de Queirós

This quote is attributed to José María de Eça de Queirós.

"To love is to suffer, and to avoid suffering, one must not love; but then one suffers from not loving."

José María de Eça de Queirós Love

Novelist Portuguese 1845–1900

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