"When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on - series polygamy - until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimension to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter."
"Our similarities bring us to a common ground; Our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other."
Source: Gracie goes to schooner school by Tom Robbins, www.seattlepi.com. May 24, 2007.
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Tom Robbins
Novelist, Essayist
Tom Robbins is an American author known for his playful and unconventional novels, such as 'Jitterbug Perfume', which explore themes of freedom and creativity.
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