Order, cleanliness, seemliness make a structure that is half support, half ritual, and - if it does not create it - maintains decency.
Florida Scott-MaxwellOne hardly dares to say that love is the core of the relationship, though love is sought for and created in relationship; love is rather the marvel when it is there, but it is not always there, and to know another and to be known by another - that is everything.
Florida Scott-MaxwellMaking those we love happy sounds innocent as a dove, but it can be as destructive as a lion.
Florida Scott-MaxwellWe who are old know that age is more than a disability. It is an intense and varied experience, almost beyond our capacity at times, but something to be carried high.
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