We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us–anything more than that would be too much for us to bear.

Bill Russell
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I’ve always known that some people are more exciting than life itself. It makes my heart skip a beat when I see them, it makes me want to run to them. As I get older though, I understand that the thrill is only in the beginning. After that, there is no more excitement.

No more heat in my chest. My mind is still full of anticipation but it’s not because someone has finally decided to reach in and touch me; it’s because I will soon be left alone again. And I want it to be over.

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