Rashida Jones Quotes

I think anybody who has had a long relationship and has had a really hard time letting go, wants to feel like it's not all for naught, and it's meaningful, because it makes you who you are.

Rashida Jones

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• Relationship
• Meaningful
• Letting

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• I think anybody who has had a long relationship and has had a really hard time letting go, wants to feel like it's not all for naught, and it's meaningful, because it makes you who you are.

  

  Rashida Jones
  • Thinking
  • Relationship
  • Meaningful