Love, in the universal sense, is unconditional acceptance. In the individual sense, the one-on-one sense, try this: we can say we love each other if my life is better because you're in it and your life is better because I'm in it. The intensity of the love is weighted by how much better.
Chris CrutcherDeadline' is the story of a young man forced to discover who he is, and what's important in life, during the short span of his senior year in high school.
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