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Perfect love is rare indeed — for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain.

— Leo Buscaglia LOVE (1972)

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A life of love is one of continual growth, where the doors and windows of experience are always open to the wonder and magic that life offers. To love is to risk living fully.

A Magazine of People and Possibilities interview (1998)

People are not here to meet your expectations.

Living, Loving, and Learning (1982)

It is when we ask for love less and begin giving it more that the basis of human love is revealed to us.

Born For Love (1994)

Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.

Speaking Of Love (1980)

One does not fall "in" or "out" of love. One grows in love.

LOVE (1972)

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