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Tim O’Brien says I wanted to melt into her bones…

“Even then, at nine years old, I wanted to live inside her body. I wanted to melt into her bones – THAT kind of love.” – Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried

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Charles Caleb Colton says fill her above the brim with love of herself…

“If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself ~ all that runs over will be yours.” – Charles Caleb Colton

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Michael Kelahan says the more I examine my own mind…

“The more I examine my own mind, the more romantic I find myself.” – Michael Kelahan, The World’s Greatest Love Letters

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Haruki Murakami says person a understand person b because the time is right for that to happen…

“Person A understand Person B because the time is right for that to happen, not because Person B wants to be understood by Person A.” – Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

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Joshua Ferris says they were like two inviolable spheres…

“They were like two inviolable spheres touching at a fine point in their curves, touching but failing to penetrate, failing to breathe the other’s air.” – Joshua Ferris, The Unnamed

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Paul Tournier says he who loves understands, and he who understands loves…

“It is quite clear that between love and understanding there is a very close link…He who loves understands, and he who understands loves. One who feels understood feels loved, and one who feels loved feels sure of being understood.” – … Continue reading

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Willa Cather says the heart of another is a dark forest…

“The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own.” – Willa Cather

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