He said: "You are very nice, but I just think of you as my sister."
He said: "I have someone I like. I'm sorry that she doesn't like having people of the opposite sex around me."
He said: "Let's be together, just to fulfill your long-cherished wish."
He said: "I'm getting married, remember to come and bless me."
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He said a lot, and I remembered it for many years.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.