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With the explosion of books, people were more likely to rely on the theories of other men instead of learning from their own experiences. That path led to the regurgitation of old ideas, not newly formed thoughts. With a large library, ...more
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“realized I had mistakenly come to believe that love came from a place inside me and therefore I had to protect that place. It comes from heaven”
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“Love was both the softest edge and the sharpest edge of what made life real.”
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