"It's life. You don't figure it out. You just climb up on the beast and ride."
"I have been missing the point. The point is not knowing another person, or learning to love another person. The point is simply this: how tender can we bear to be? What good manners can we show as we welcome ourselves and others into our hearts?"
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Source: The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood ch. 31 (1996)
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