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it took me a long time to understand that someone can be not open to you even if you are literally in a relationship, and what this Feels like is “lack of connection.” and most people who aren’t open don’t even realize it and feel very confused when asked to change it https://t.co/gus5dUU35y

“I'm sure there are aspects of my personality buried within me that will surface as soon as I know I am completely loved.”

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Jerzy Kosiński,

The Devil Tree

Thich Nhat Hanh: "Understanding is love's other name. If you don't understand, you can't love.”

meditation can be like learning a bunch of cool tricks as a giant black hole gets slowly closer and closer to you every time you do a trick, and you fear the black hole, but you love doing the tricks. Then the black hole eats you and it’s so much better than any of the tricks

“The desire to be loved is the last illusion. Give it up and you will be free.” — Margaret Atwood https://t.co/dxsW5HZ3V9

There is a good deal of implicit sentiment around relationships that troubles me, because it assumes a fundamentally defensive posture: You have to be happy first, you should date around a lot, you should reject quickly and on small pretenses, you shouldn’t take dating too seriously, etc. For some even attachment is a dirty word! 1 All of this is n... See more

In his lone remark during the performance, Yorke introduced the band, “Ladies and gentlemen, we are called ‘The Smile.’ Not the smile as in ‘ahh,’ more ‘the smile’ as in, the guy who lies to you every day…” The trio took their name from a Ted Hughes poem of the same name.