Who said “Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often…”?

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Merle Shan. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceSome Men are More Perfect Than Others (1973)

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“Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.”
— Merle Shan
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Shan, M. (n.d.). Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27490-loving-can-cost-a-lot-but-not-loving/

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Shan, Merle. “Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27490-loving-can-cost-a-lot-but-not-loving/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Shan, Merle. “Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27490-loving-can-cost-a-lot-but-not-loving/.

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