"Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is waisting their time."
-Paolo Coelho from The Devil and Miss Prym
I really want to know this statement. I want to know it deep in my heart and live its implications, but I can't seem to. I either try to pretend that I have no expectations (which only works as a momentary solution) or I resign myself to waste my time expecting people to invest in me the way that I invest in them.
I can't remember how to find joy in the loving alone. I am sure that I used to know.
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Honest thoughts about my life, my privilege, my struggles with my socially progressive upbringing, and my view of sex in my cultural paradigm.
2 comments:
Well put!
that was one of the best quotes in that book. i'm glad it stood out to you too. i've been trying to remember it since i read it. did i underline it? if i didn't i should have.
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