A quote by Jorge Luis Borges
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A quote by Jorge Luis Borges
Well now really when we go back into falling in love. And say, it’s crazy. Falling. You see? We don’t say “rising into love”. There is in it, the idea of the fall.
And it goes back, as a matter of fact, to extremely fundamental things. That there is always a curious tie at some point between the fall and the creation. Taking this ghastly risk is the... See more
And it goes back, as a matter of fact, to extremely fundamental things. That there is always a curious tie at some point between the fall and the creation. Taking this ghastly risk is the... See more
The truth is that the more intimately you know someone, the more clearly you'll see their flaws. That's just the way it is. This is why marriages fail, why children are abandoned, why friendships don't last. You might think you love someone until you see the way they act when they're out of money or under pressure or hungry, for goodness' sake.
... See moreLove. What is it, really, but the great delusion that this other person is special, uniquely precious in all the universe? And yet it’s a delusion we crave. We can’t live without some base of it, some eyes that mirror back our infant smiles with amazement and wonder, as if no child had ever smiled before.
Starhawk • City of Refuge (The Fifth Sacred Thing Book 3)
you wouldn't believe the kind of person I could become if you wanted it.
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