"My girlfriend is sad and quiet and keeps me up all night worrying about her."

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"Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself."

— Leo Buscaglia

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"And know that all my joy, perfect, transcending sense, is given of Aiwaz, whom we call the Devil, whose name is Will, loud-uttered by cocaine, is Love."

— Aleister Crowley

Literature1875–1947

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"You can obsess and obsess over how things ended—what you did wrong or could have done differently—but there's not much of a point. It's not like it'll change anything. So really, why worry?"

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"It isn't foolish or wicked to enjoy. Wickedness is hurting people on purpose. I love what you are and who you are and how you are. You give me great joy. And you make horrible coffee."

— John D. MacDonald

Literature1916–1986

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