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Banana Yoshimoto says this is what it means to be loved…

“This is what it means to be loved… when someone wants to touch you, to be tender…” – Banana Yoshimoto, The Lake

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Robyn Donald says tenderness was a different story…

“Falling in love was easy-when romantic attraction was combined with hungry, unsated desire, they formed a glamorous, glittering bauble as fragile as it was alluring, a bauble that could shatter as soon as it was grasped. Tenderness was a different … Continue reading

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Melody Beattie says you don’t blast a heart open…

“You don’t blast a heart open,” she said. “You coax and nurture it open, like the sun does to a rose.” – Melody Beattie, The Lessons of Love: Rediscovering Our Passion for Life When It All Seems Too Hard to Take

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Orson Scott Card says I think it’s impossible…

“I think it’s impossible to really know someone, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.” – Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game

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Craig Ferguson says laughter separates us from despair…

“Laughter separates us from despair, and gives us a chance at love.” – Craig Ferguson

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The Dalai Lama says when we feel love and kindness toward others…

“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.” – The Dalai Lama XIV

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Tahereh Mafi says all I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being…

“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.” – Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

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