February 2012
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“Whether it lasts forever or ends tomorrow, it will have taught you something if...”
– Sophia Bush
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One of my favorite letters
In November of 1958, John Steinbeck — the renowned author of, most notably,The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, and Of Mice and Men — received a letter from his eldest son, Thom, who was attending boarding school. In it, the teenager spoke of Susan, a young girl with whom he believed he had fallen in love.
Steinbeck replied the same day. His beautiful letter of advice can be enjoyed below.
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“And then I felt sad because I realized that once people are broken in certain...”
– Douglas Coupland
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Three Words from The Lover's Dictionary
1. Yearning, n. and adj.
At the core of this desire is the belief that everything can be perfect.
2. Abstraction, n.
Love is one kind of abstraction. And then there are those nights when I sleep alone, when I curl into a pillow that isn’t you, when I hear the tiptoe sounds that aren’t yours. It’s not as if I can conjure you up completely. I must embrace the idea of you...
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