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Leonard Cohen says someone must forgive us for the paths we take to love…

“We are not mad. We are human.We want to love, and someone must forgive us for the paths we take to love, for the paths are many and dark, and we are ardent and cruel in our journey.” – Leonard … Continue reading

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Thomas Merton says to love another as a person we must begin by…

“To love another as a person we must begin by granting him his own autonomy and identity as a person. We have to love him for what he is in himself, and not for what he is to us. We … Continue reading

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Richelle E. Goodrich says the greatest service to a human soul…

“The greatest service to a human soul has always been the kindness of recognition.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

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Gail Caldwell says most of us wander in and out of one another’s lives…

“Most of us wander in and out of one another’s lives until not death, but distance, does us part–time and space and the heart’s weariness are the blander executioners of human connection.” – Gail Caldwell, Let’s Take the Long Way Home: … Continue reading

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Nick Hornby says the plain state of being human is dramatic enough…

“It seems to me now that the plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don’t need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone.” – Nick … Continue reading

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Tyler Knott Gregson says we all just wish to be…

“How unique to this human experience that we all just wish to be the most important thing on Earth to someone else.” – Tyler Knott Gregson

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Annie Proulx says this is a deep permanent human condition…

“This is a deep, permanent human condition, this need to be loved, and to love.” – Annie Proulx

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