• Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.

  John Ciardi
  American teacher, poet, writer 1916-1986
  

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1. habituation
2. middle-aged
3. dependence

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Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. by : John Ciardi

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