Chris KrausNo woman is an island-ess. We fall in love in hope of anchoring ourselves to someone else, to keep from falling.
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No woman is an island-ess. We fall in love in hope of anchoring ourselves to someone else, to keep from falling. This quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning captures the essence of love and reminds us that people can’t function alone, we need other people around us to make it through the day.
Source: I Love Dick
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