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> [“If that’s what joy is—connection—then to fully experience it requires something terrifying as well as exalting: opening oneself up to the possibility of loss.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-senior/if-that-s-what-joy-is-connection-then-to-fully-experience-it-requires/)

[Jennifer Senior](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-senior/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db2/jennifer-senior-12574_connection_if-that-s-what-joy-is-connection-then-to_2427224.jpg)

> [Joy is connection… The more areas in your life you can make connection, the better,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-vaillant/joy-is-connection-the-more-areas-in-your-life-you-can-make-connection/)

[George Vaillant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-vaillant/)

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