Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.

Shannon Hale
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Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul. The quote has two levels of meaning. First, the inner meaning. It means that love happens slowly rather than quickly.

You can’t find it by being romantic or spending hours on the phone. The best way to know people is to spend time with them. Spend time watching them wake up, go about their day and then go to sleep.

Second, there is also an outer meaning that people must know each other after many interactions for that person to be able to see through your heart and soul.

Source: Book Of A Thousand Days

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