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May 12 - May 15, 2023
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances. If there is any reaction, both are transformed.” ~ C.G. Jung
“You remind me of a swan.” Her brow furrowed. “What?” “A swan. People consider them beautiful and assume their outward appearance means they’re friendly. But if you approach a swan, especially during nesting season, it can become aggressive if it thinks it needs to defend its territory.” “I don’t think I need to defend my territory. And I’m hardly aggressive.” “Your feathers are ruffled.”
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” ~ Rumi
“Yep. You literally have a person inside you.” “I’m not going to lie, it’s kind of creepy. But I already love this little intruder, even though he or she likes to kick me from the inside.”
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” ~ Charles M. Schulz
“Occam’s Razor is the scientific principle that, all things being equal, the simplest explanation is always the dog ate my homework.” ~ Greg Tamblyn
“Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” ~ Albert Einstein
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” ~ Elbert Hubbard
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
“Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.” ~ Richard P. Feynman
With all the sexually frustrated baking I’d been doing lately, I’d put on a few pounds, and most of it had gone to my boobs. If a girl had to gain a little weight, that wasn’t a bad place for it.
“We didn’t just sleep together. We gave in to our most primal urges in a completely inappropriate time and place.”
“Books are finite, sexual encounters are finite, but the desire to read and to fuck is infinite.” ~ Roberto Bolaño
“She was referring to a specific incident, but really, she meant own everything. My choices. Myself. Who I am.”
“Sometimes you can’t see things for what they are until you get on the other side of them.”
“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.” ~ Bertrand Russell
“Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn.” ~Larry Niven
“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” ~Albert Schweitzer
“We need love. We need loving relationships. It doesn’t have to be marriage. But sex is the most healing thing you can do to your body.” ~ John Gray
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” ~ Walter Winchell
“The best way to be appreciative for your life is to live it; don’t die for any other reason but love. Dreams are what guide us, art is what defines us, math is what makes it all possible, and love is what lights our way.” ~ Mike Norton
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~ Lao Tzu
