"As we get past our superficial material wants and instant gratification we connect to a deeper part of ourselves, as well as to others, and the universe."
"Love is a very important part of life, and you have to give in to it. But after a while it ceases to be such an important force in life, and that's the time when you should give in to age and stop doing it, if you don't have the impulse any more."
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Source: Judith Wright (2003). “There Must Be More Than This: Finding More Life, Love and Meaning by Overcoming Your Soft Addictions”, Broadway
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