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Sade Andria Zabala says I am starting to accept that you never loved me…

“I am starting to accept that you never loved me. And it’s sad because I don’t think you see how beautiful you are to me. Your face was the light that chased away the shadows, every nightmare, every fear. But … Continue reading

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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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Michel de Montaigne says if you press me to say why I loved him…

“If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.” – Michel de Montaigne

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Thomas Hardy says to be loved to madness–such was her great desire…

“To be loved to madness–such was her great desire. Love was to her the one cordial which could drive away the eating loneliness of her days. And she seemed to long for the abstraction called passionate love more than for … Continue reading

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Judy Tatelbaum says our misconception is in imagining that our suffering or how intensely or how long we grieve…

“Our misconception is in imagining that our suffering or how intensely or how long we grieve is a measure of how much we loved. In truth, none of us would want another’s grief as a testimonial of their love for … Continue reading

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Junot Diaz says you must know the reason why she is silent…

“You must learn her. You must know the reason why she is silent. You must trace her weakest spots. You must write to her. You must remind her that you are there. You must know how long it takes for … Continue reading

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Nicole Krauss says one of us had loved the other more perfectly…

“One of us had loved the other more perfectly, had watched the other more closely, and one of us listened and the other hadn’t, and one of us held on to the ambition of the one idea far longer than … Continue reading

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