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title: "8 Denying Love Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [Love is within us. It cannot be destroyed. It can be ignored. To the extent that we abandon love we will feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/love-is-within-us-it-cannot-be-destroyed-it-can-be-ignored-to-the/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

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> [“You're in love, little brother" Dante stared at him. "Yeah? I know what love feels like , but this , this, man...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-phoenix/you-re-in-love-little-brother-dante-stared-at-him-yeah-i-know-what/)

[Adrian Phoenix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-phoenix/)

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> [“I know what love feels like, but this , this man... fuck me. Steals my breath. Knots me up. Torches me." "No,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-phoenix/i-know-what-love-feels-like-but-this-this-man-fuck-me-steals-my/)

[Adrian Phoenix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-phoenix/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/adrian-phoenix-30048_denying_i-know-what-love-feels-like-but-this-thi_818064.jpg)

> [We are primitive men; we taboo what we desire and need. How did the denying of love come to be associated with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-stead/we-are-primitive-men-we-taboo-what-we-desire-and-need-how-did-the/)

[Christina Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-stead/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/christina-stead-2325_art_we-are-primitive-men-we-taboo-what-we-de_1831854.png)

> [Holding people away from you, and denying yourself love, that doesnt make you strong. if anything, it makes you weaker. Because youre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fad-ibra/holding-people-away-from-you-and-denying-yourself-love-that-doesnt/)

[Fad Ibra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fad-ibra/)

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> [“Aye, though he loved her from his soul with such a self denying love as woman seldom wins; he spoke from first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/aye-though-he-loved-her-from-his-soul-with-such-a-self-denying-love/)

[Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/)

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> [Holding people away from you, and denying yourself love, that doesn't make you strong. if anything, it makes you weaker. Because you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/holding-people-away-from-you-and-denying-yourself-love-that-doesn-t/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/sarah-dessen-110_denying_holding-people-away-from-you-and-denying_2962242.png)

> [Never be ashamed of your love," he said gently. "The only thing to be ashamed of is denying your love. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-croggon/never-be-ashamed-of-your-love-he-said-gently-the-only-thing-to-be/)

[Alison Croggon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-croggon/)

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