Fear is a phoenix. You can watch it burn a thousand times and still it will return. ― Leigh Bardugo

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But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape. ― Bell Hooks

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They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday. _ Robert A. Heinlein

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When I was growing up I always wanted to be someone. Now I realize I should have been more specific. ― Lily Tomlin

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She always wanted to believe in things.

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Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.

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I wanted so badly for there to be more. I ached for there to be more than my crappy little life.' He shakes his head. 'And there was more. I just couldn't see it. ― Patrick Ness

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I've always wanted to fight for people who didn't have arms. I've always wanted to speak up for people who don't have a voice. I've always wanted to protect people who couldn't protect themselves. It's my nature. It's my instinct. — Sophia Bush

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I wanted to be a decorator. I wanted to interior design homes and do everything myself.

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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified. To know love we have to invest time and commitment...'dreaming that love will save us, solve all our problems or provide a steady state of bliss or security only keeps us stuck in wishful fantasy, undermining the real power of the love -- which is to transform us.' Many people want love to function like a drug, giving them an immediate and sustained high. They want to do nothing, just passively receive the good feeling. ― bell hooks

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