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Charles Bukowski says a love like that was a serious illness…

“A love like that was a serious illness, an illness from which you never entirely recover.” – Charles Bukowski, The People Look Like Flowers at Last

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Lauren Bacall says no matter how much he loves you and how close you are…

“A man’s illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider.  You are healthy.” – Lauren Bacall

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Lauren Oliver says desire is an enemy to contentment…

“….love and desire enjoy a symbiotic relationship, meaning that one cannot exist without the other. Desire is an enemy to contentment; desire is illness, a feverish brain. Who can be considered healthy who wants? The very word want suggests a … Continue reading

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