Author Archives: Attempted Love

Carson McCullers talks about the lover and the beloved…

“Most of us would rather love than be loved.  Almost everyone wants to be the lover.  And the curt truth is that, in a deep secret way, the state of being loved is intolerable to many.  The beloved fears and … Continue reading

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Krishnamurti says figure out love for yourself…

“Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.  Love, and don’t be caught in opinions and ideas about what love is or should be.  When you love, everything will come right.  Love … Continue reading

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William Glasser said you can choose happiness…

Excerpts from The New York Times article: Dr. William Glasser, a psychiatrist who published more than two dozen books promoting his view that mental health is mostly a matter of personal choice, a precept that found a vast popular audience … Continue reading

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Townes van Zandt sings would you come to me…

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Leo Kottke sings about unrequited love…

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A Swedish proverb about love…

“Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it.” – Swedish Proverb

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David Levithan defines lover…

“lover, n. Oh, how I hated this word. So pretentious, like it was always being translated from the French. The tint and taint of illicit, illegitimate affections. Dictionary meaning:a person having a love affair. Impermanent. Unfamilial. Inextricably linked to sex. I … Continue reading

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