Pulling yourself out of a wild ocean and on to a life raft.
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Emma Barnett
British broadcaster and journalist
Very hard, meaningful kisses.
Albie Sachs
Anti-apartheid lawyer; Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Love, in so many different manifestations... normally a calm feeling, an intense and rich feeling that is based on a very beautiful emotion of connection with people, and space on earth, and in the world. Love, and respect, and admiration, and appreciation, these things flow easily into eachother.
Like getting out of the right side of the bed every morning, even when you don’t.
Paul Merson
English footballer and pundit
For me, love is working through things when it’s not going well.
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I’ve never had a terrible job. I’ve been a cook, waitress, bookseller, teacher, freelance writer. I know what the bad jobs are and I haven’t done them.
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