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In a weird way I must have loved my little collection of hurts and wounds. They provided me with some real nice sympathy, with the feeling I was exceptional.

— Sue Monk Kidd The Secret Life of Bees (2002)

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People who think dying is the worst thing don't know a thing about life.

The Secret Life of Bees (2002)

It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening.

The Secret Life of Bees (2002)

There is nothing perfect. There is only life.

The Secret Life of Bees (2002)

When it's time to die, go ahead and die, and when it's time to live, live. Don't sort-of-maybe live, but live like you're going all out, like you're not afraid.

The Secret Life of Bees (2002)

Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.

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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

Bertrand Russell Marriage and Morals (1929)

Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.

Alexander Pope

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