And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

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"Only the united beat of sex and the heart can create ecstasy."

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Love

"He was now in that state of fire that she loved. She wanted to be burnt."

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Love

"Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you."

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Awareness

"When you possess light within, you see it externally."

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Awareness

"I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me."

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Self-awareness

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"When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world."

- Norman Vincent Peale

Change

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Change

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

- William James

Change

"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

Change

"If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you."

- Fred Devito

Change