A quote from No Man Is an Island
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A quote from No Man Is an Island
But to come to this land of love you have to pass through the pains of death. For to love persons is to have died to the need for persons and to be utterly alone.
Anthony SJ de Mello • The Way to Love: Meditations for Life
, "And in the end, I believe that we don't need to do anything to be loved. We spend our lives trying to seem prettier, smarter. But I realized two things. Those who love us see us with their hearts and attribute qualities to us beyond those we really have. And those who don't want to love us will never be satisfied with all our efforts. Yes, I rea
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