We burned with love for ourselves, all of us, starters of the fire we suffered- our love was the affliction for which only our love was the cure.
Jonathan Safran FoerRead
Our love was the affliction for which only our love was the cure.
Interpretation
Love can be both a source of pain and healing.
This quote suggests that love is a powerful emotion that can lead to suffering or distress when it is challenged or unrequited. However, it also implies that love has the capacity to heal those very wounds it creates, emphasizing the dual nature of love as both an affliction and a remedy.
In practice
This quote could be shared at a wedding to emphasize the healing power of love.
We burned with love for ourselves, all of us, starters of the fire we suffered- our love was the affliction for which only our love was the cure.
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She was not crying Which surprised me very much But I understand now That she had found places For her melancholy That were behind more masks Than only her eyes
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A few weeks after the worst day, I started writing lots of letters. I don't know why, but it was one of the only things that made my boots lighter.
What is being awake if not interpreting our dreams, or dreaming if not interpreting our wake?
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It was a lover and his lass, _x000D_ _x000D_ With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,_x000D_ _x000D_ That o'er the green corn-field did pass,_x000D_ _x000D_ In the spring time, the only pretty ring time,_x000D_ _x000D_ When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;_x000D_ _x000D_ Sweet lovers love the spring.
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wholly to be a fool while Spring is in the world my blood approves, and kisses are a far better fate than wisdom lady i swear by all flowers.
But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.
You must love and care for yourself, because that's when the best comes out.
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