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When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough.
Maurice Maeterlinck
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"When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough."
— Maurice Maeterlinck

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When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough. — Maurice Maeterlinck

About Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck was a Dramatist from Belgium (1862–1949).

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This quote is attributed to Maurice Maeterlinck, a Dramatist from Belgium.
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Maurice Maeterlinck lived from 1862 – 1949.