Quotation by

W. Somerset Maugham

The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

When love is not returned, it often endures because it remains unchallenged by change or disappointment. This kind of love can persist quietly and steadily since it exists only in one person's feelings, untouched by the complexities of mutual relationships.

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