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Love lives on words and dies of deeds.
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The quote contrasts spoken expressions of love with what people do. Love may seem to live through words, promises, or declarations, but deeds can destroy it when actions fail to match those words. It suggests that conduct has a stronger effect on love than speech alone.
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- The New York Review of Books
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