Quotation by

Sean Penn

That on a romantic level, if you feel it about somebody and it's pure, it means that they do too.

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Sean Penn is saying that when you genuinely love someone, your feelings reflect their feelings toward you. In other words, true romantic love is mutual and shared between both people.

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