He wanted pure compliments, just as he wanted unconditional love. ― Alan Hollinghurst

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You were not wanted. You were, at best, tolerated. You had to be constantly on your guard, like an animal in a jungle full of beasts of prey. You experienced it all within the short distance of five miles from the gates of St. Peter's to Park Station in the city. - Oliver Tambo

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Unable to suppress love, the Church wanted at least to disinfect it, and it created marriage.

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We have been moving along at such a fast pace that we no longer know what we are doing. Now we have to wait until our soul catches up with us. ― Paulo Coelho

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I wanted to see what type of trees is growing in Marcy Projects, what type of water Jay Z was drinking. – DJ Khaled

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To return to love, to get the love we always wanted but never had, to have the love we want but are not prepared to give, we seek romantic relationships. We believe these relationships, more than any other, will rescue and redeem us. True love does have the power to redeem but only if we are ready for redemption. Love saves us only if we want to be saved. ― bell hooks

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Don’t count the days, make the days count. — Muhammad Ali

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People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you’re lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life. — Carrie Ann Moss

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It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. – Agatha Christie

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You have to lift a person up before you can really put them in their place. ― Criss Jami

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