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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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Kate Kerrigan says we had gradually acquired the unmistakable air of old-love…

“We both grew so used to each other, so comfortable with the naturalness and ease of our friendship, that we became sloppy about keeping our relationship a secret. It was not that we were physically demonstrative or obviously in love, … Continue reading

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Paulo Coelho says this was the kiss I had waited for so long…

“This was the kiss I had waited for so long – a kiss born by the river of our childhood, when we didn’t yet know what love meant. A kiss that had been suspended in the air as we grew, … Continue reading

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Stephen Fry says first love is unrequited ultimately because…

“First love is unrequited ultimately because it’s so huge.It’s such an act of giving and it requires so much back that it can never be given back. It’s like an atom bomb. It’s like… It’s all the energy of who … Continue reading

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Philip Seymour Hoffman says you can’t have relationships if you’re not willing to be disappointed and hurt by that person…

“You can’t have relationships if you’re not willing to be disappointed and hurt by that person. It’s impossible. If you say yes to someone, I will, you are also saying, I will be hurt by you. You have to be … Continue reading

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Maya Angelou says I want to keep discovering you…

“Make me know the impossible things….. How the air feels upon your skin, The touch of cool water upon your face, The weight of a rose in the palm of your hand. I will try to understand. I want to … Continue reading

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Fernando Pessoa says the feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most…

“The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd – The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for what never was; the desire for what could have been; regret over … Continue reading

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