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Cheryl Strayed says many of those people love you and are worthy of your love…

“The people who squawk the loudest about such things have almost never had to get over anything. Or at least not any thing that was genuinely, mind-fuckingly, soul-crushingly life altering. Some of those people believe they’re being helpful by minimizing … Continue reading

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Cornel West says the basic problem with my love relationships…

“The basic problem with my love relationships with women is that my standards are so high – and they apply equally to both of us. I seek full-blast mutual intensity, fully fledged mutual acceptance, full-blown mutual flourishing, and fully felt … Continue reading

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Rollo May says to love means to open ourselves to the negative as well as the positive…

“To love means to open ourselves to the negative as well as the positive – to grief, sorrow, and disappointment as well as to joy, fulfillment, and an intensity of consciousness we did not know was possible before.” – Rollo … Continue reading

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Vera Nazarian says don’t look for a soul mate…

“Don’t look for a soul mate. Make one — out of the complex fabric of the human being already with you. Instructions are never included. They vary with the strength of your ability to see, the measure of your selective blindness, … Continue reading

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William S. Burroughs says there is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt…

“There is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt.  It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.” – William S. Burroughs

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Sherry Thomas says I only wonder whether I deserve such devotion…

“I’ve always loved you,” he said, his eyes a blue that was almost violet. “You know this.” She swallowed a lump in her throat. “I only wonder whether I deserve such devotion.” “Sometimes people fall in love with those who … Continue reading

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