Opening to love will always involve risk, but a heart safe from pain is one also locked to joy.

John Mark Green
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Opening to love will always involve risk,but a heart safe from pain is one also locked to joy. This quote suggests that the only way to be guarded against pain is to open your heart to potential emotional danger. If you want to avoid feeling hurt, you should not fall in love.

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