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Rumi says there is some kiss we want with our whole lives…

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Attempted Love

“There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body.  Seawater begs the pearl to break its shell.  And the lily, how passionately it needs some wild darling.” – Rumi

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Christopher Hitchens say it’s a solid lesson in the limitations of self to realize that…

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Attempted Love

“Nothing can make one so happily exhilarated or so frightened: it’s a solid lesson in the limitations of self to realize that your heart is running around inside someone else’s body.” – Christopher Hitchens

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Sylvia Plath says we need another soul to cling to…

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Attempted Love

“How we need that security. How we need another soul to cling to, another body to keep us warm. To rest and trust; to give your soul in confidence: I need this. I need someone to pour myself into.” – … Continue reading →

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Daphne du Maurier says whatever happened to him would happen to her too…

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Attempted Love

“For love, as she knew it now, was something without shame and without reserve, the possession of two people who had no barrier between them, and no pride; whatever happened to him would happen to her too, all feeling, all … Continue reading →

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