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“Today I made love to my woman.

Not because I wanted to right then,

But because I knew i'd want to when we started,

And that the walk on the beach we took afterward would be more romantic,

The cocktail I made at 5:45 would taste better,

The shrimp I seasoned would have more savour,

The all-star game we watched at 7:00 would be more exciting,

The music we danced to til midmight would have more rhythm,

And the conversation about life we had together, sitting across the table from each other, until 3:00 am in the morning would be more inspiring.

And it was.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“But home isn't where you land; home is where you launch. You can't pick your home any more than you can choose your family. In poker, you get five cards. Three of them you can swap out, but two are yours to keep: family and native land.”
― Tayari Jones, An American Marriage

“But home isn’t where you land; home is where you launch. You can’t pick your home any more than you can choose your family. In poker, you get five cards. Three of them you can swap out, but two are yours to keep: family and native land.”
― Tayari Jones, An American Marriage

“The perception that vulnerability is weakness is the most widely accepted myth about vulnerability and the most dangerous. When we spend our lives pushing away and protecting ourselves from feeling vulnerable or from being perceived as too emotional, we feel contempt when others are less capable or willing to mask feelings, suck it up, and soldier on. We’ve come to the point where, rather than respecting and appreciating the courage and daring behind vulnerability, we let our fear and discomfort become judgment and criticism.”
― Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help