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Jane Austen says she began now to comprehend that he was exactly the man who…

“She began now to comprehend that he was exactly the man who, in disposition and talents, would most suit her. His understanding and temper, though unlike her own, would have answered all her wishes. It was an union that must … Continue reading

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Alain de Botton says every fall into love involves the triumph of hope over self-knowledge…

“Every fall into love involves the triumph of hope over self-knowledge. We fall in love hoping we won’t find in another what we know is in ourselves, all the cowardice, weakness, laziness, dishonesty, compromise, and stupidity. We throw a cordon … Continue reading

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Carew Papritz says I feel her next to me…

“I can feel her next to me. This union. Of warmth. Of caring. Of the indescribable. As if there were no parting and never could be.” – Carew Papritz, The Legacy Letters: His Wife, His Children, His Final Gift

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Mark Epstein says the teachings of the sexual tantras all come down to one point…

“The teaching of the sexual tantras all come down to one point. Although desire, of whatever shape or form, seeks completion, there is another kind of union than the one we imagine. In this union, achieved when the egocentric model … Continue reading

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