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Alexandra Katehakis and Tom Bliss say to be wounded where we make love…

“Love comes when manipulation stops; when you think more about the other person than about his or her reactions to you. When you dare to reveal yourself fully. When you dare to be vulnerable. – Joyce Brothers VULNERABILITY It’s only … Continue reading

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Earl Grollman says it is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity…

“Grief is not a disorder, a disease or sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.” – Earl Grollman, unspokengrief.com

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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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Tom Althouse says is it a weakness not being able to hate…

“Is it a weakness not being able to hate? Or is it preparation for what is inevitable, the ability only to love.”  – Tom Althouse, The Frowny Face Cow

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Washington Irving says there is a sacredness in tears…

“There is a sacredness in tears.  They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.  They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.  They are messengers of overwhelming grief…and unspeakable love.” – Washington Irving

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Thomas Hardy says love is a possible strength…

“Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness.” – Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd

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