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C. S. Lewis says when the two people who thus discover that they are on the same secret road…

“When the two people who thus discover that they are on the same secret road are of different sexes, the friendship which arises between them will very easily pass – may pass in the first half hour – into erotic … Continue reading

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Alain de Botton says every fall into love involves the triumph of hope over self-knowledge…

“Every fall into love involves the triumph of hope over self-knowledge. We fall in love hoping we won’t find in another what we know is in ourselves, all the cowardice, weakness, laziness, dishonesty, compromise, and stupidity. We throw a cordon … Continue reading

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Marianne Williamson says the miracle of love is expressed through other people…

“The miracle of love is expressed through other people. When a beloved is sent from God—and no one can tell you if they are, but the spirit within you—then they do hold the key to your soul’s liberation. God has … Continue reading

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Amy Lowell says I am tired, beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you…

“I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing it into little inkdrops, And posting it.” – Amy Lowell

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Robert Penn Warren says if you loved and were loved perfectly…

“So there are two you’s, the one you create by loving and the one the beloved creates by loving you. The farther those two you’s are apart the more the world grinds and grudges on its axis. But if you … Continue reading

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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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