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A man can know his father, or his son, and there might still be nothing between them but loyalty and love and mutual incomprehension.

— Marilynne Robinson Gilead (2004)

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Any human face is a claim on you, because you can't help but understand the singularity of it, the courage and loneliness of it.

Gilead (2004)

I love loneliness. I consider my history with loneliness to be among my great blessings…I hasten to add that it is definitely not for everyone. It should be approached with caution.

It is worth living long enough to outlast whatever sense of grievance you may acquire. Another reason why you must be careful of your health.

Gilead (2004)

I was trying to remember what birds did before there were telephone wires. It would have been much harder for them to roost in the sunlight, which is a thing they clearly enjoy doing.

Gilead (2004)

Experience had taught them that truth had sharp edges and hard corners, and could be seriously at odds with kindness.

Home (2008)

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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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