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Love is the kind of thing that’s already happening by the time you notice it, that’s how it works, and no matter how old you get, that doesn’t change. Except that you can break it up into two entirely distinct types — love where there’s an end in sight and love where there isn’t.

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It was at once a miracle and the most natural thing in the world.
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Miracle Natural World
This is what it means to be loved… when someone wants to touch you, to be tender.
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Mean Someone Tender Want
Although I was raised with love, I was always lonely.
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Although Always Lonely Raised
Why is it we have so little choice? We live like the lowliest worms. Always defeated – defeated we make dinner, we eat, we sleep. Everyone we love is dying. Sill, to cease living is unacceptable.
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Choices Everyone Love Sleep
Truly happy memories always live on, shining. Over time, one by one, they come back to life.
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Back Happy Life Memories Shining
Every time I look into his eyes I just want to take the ice cream or whatever I’ve got in my hand and rub it into his face. That’s how much I like him.
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Eye Hand Ice Cream
No matter where you are, you’re always a bit on your own, always an outsider.
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Inspire Matter Travel
On nights like this when the air is so clear, you end up saying things you ordinarily wouldn’t. Without even noticing what you’re doing, you open up your heart and just start talking to the person next to you-you talk as if you have no audience but the glittering stars, far overhead.
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Heart Night Stars
Nothing exists in this world but me and my bed…” (p. 141).
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Bed Exist Nothing World
The ritual of our daily lives permeate our very bodies.
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Body Daily Life Ritual
When things get really bad, you take comfort in the placeness of a place.
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Bad Comfort Place Placeness Thing
No matter what, I want to continue living with the awareness that I will die. Without that, I am not alive.
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Alive Matter Want
The place I like best in this world is the kitchen. No matter where it is, no matter what kind, if it’s a kitchen, if it’s a place where they make food, it’s fine with me. Ideally it should be well broken in. Lots of tea towels, dry and immaculate. Where tile catching the light (ting! Ting!)” (p. 3).
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Broken Kitchen Light
The night glittered brilliantly then.
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Brilliant Glitter Night
I spent most of my time thinking, because I didn’t have enough energy to do anything else.
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Culture Energy Thinking
Why were we so far apart, even when we were together? It was a nice loneliness, like the sensation of washing your face in cold water.
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Loneliness Nice Water

Love is the kind of thing that’s already happening by the time you notice it, that’s how it works, and no matter how old you get, that doesn’t change. Except that you can break it up into two entirely distinct types — love where there’s an end in sight and love where there isn’t.

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Love is the kind of thing that’s already happening by the time you notice it, that’s how it works, and no matter how old you get, that doesn’t change. Except that you can break it up into two entirely distinct types — love where there’s an end in sight and love where there isn’t.

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