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> [God who is goodness and truth is also beauty. It is this innate human and divine longing, found in the company of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberta-bondi/god-who-is-goodness-and-truth-is-also-beauty-it-is-this-innate-human/)

[Roberta Bondi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberta-bondi/)

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> [Lord Jesu, I ask Thee, give unto me movement in Thy love withouten measure; desire withouten limit; longing withouten order; burning without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rolle/lord-jesu-i-ask-thee-give-unto-me-movement-in-thy-love-withouten/)

[Richard Rolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rolle/)

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> [Does not man lack the force at the very point where he needs it most? And when he soars upward in joy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/does-not-man-lack-the-force-at-the-very-point-where-he-needs-it-most/)

[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/)

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> [If we make sacrifices in doing good or in doing ill, it does not alter the ultimate value of our actions; even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/if-we-make-sacrifices-in-doing-good-or-in-doing-ill-it-does-not-alter/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

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> [At night I would lie in bed and watch the show, how bees squeezed through the cracks of my bedroom wall and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-monk-kidd/at-night-i-would-lie-in-bed-and-watch-the-show-how-bees-squeezed/)

[Sue Monk Kidd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-monk-kidd/)

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> [The time will soon be here when my grandchild will long for the cry of a loon, the flash of a salmon,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chief-dan-george/the-time-will-soon-be-here-when-my-grandchild-will-long-for-the-cry/)

[Chief Dan George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chief-dan-george/)

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> [“There is a German word, Sehnsucht, which has no English equivalent; it means “the longing for something.” It has Romantic and mystical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-is-a-german-word-sehnsucht-which-has-no-english-equivalent-it/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Mornings at Blackwater" For years, every morning, I drank from Blackwater Pond. It was flavored with oak leaves and also, no doubt,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-oliver/mornings-at-blackwater-for-years-every-morning-i-drank-from/)

[Mary Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-oliver/)

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> [“Be the man who has the spirit of a ruthless tiger, ravaging every dusty corner of my soul. Be the man for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malak-el-halabi/be-the-man-who-has-the-spirit-of-a-ruthless-tiger-ravaging-every/)

[Malak El Halabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malak-el-halabi/)

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> [The feeling, "this can't be it", is a very powerful form of prayer. It's the agony of the separated self longing for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-cohen/the-feeling-this-can-t-be-it-is-a-very-powerful-form-of-prayer-it-s/)

[Alan Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-cohen/)

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> [“The vivid memory of the woods had blossomed into a visceral longing for the Ridge, so immediate that I felt the ghost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/the-vivid-memory-of-the-woods-had-blossomed-into-a-visceral-longing/)

[Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/)

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> [“After a dazed moment, Specialist Kit Murphy put his arms loosely around her, and Josie Schaeffer clung to him, knowing this man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siobhan-fallon/after-a-dazed-moment-specialist-kit-murphy-put-his-arms-loosely/)

[Siobhan Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siobhan-fallon/)

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> [The gospel of a God found in broken flesh, humility, and measureless charity has defeated all the old lies, rendered the ancient…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bentley-hart/the-gospel-of-a-god-found-in-broken-flesh-humility-and-measureless/)

[David Bentley Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bentley-hart/)

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> [“He began to suffocate slowly in the more and more rarefied atmosphere of remoteness and solitude. For now it was his wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hermann-hesse/he-began-to-suffocate-slowly-in-the-more-and-more-rarefied-atmosphere/)

[Hermann Hesse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hermann-hesse/)

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> [I hold your picture but not your body, I kiss your picture but not your lips, I see your smile from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/usman-ismaheel/i-hold-your-picture-but-not-your-body-i-kiss-your-picture-but-not/)

[Usman Ismaheel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/usman-ismaheel/)

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> [Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-bardugo/maybe-love-was-superstition-a-prayer-we-said-to-keep-the-truth-of-2/)

[Leigh Bardugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-bardugo/)

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> [He found himself looking into many faces for potentional love, and seeing many people as shining vessels of possibility. Perhaps this time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/he-found-himself-looking-into-many-faces-for-potentional-love-and/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [They walked to school, talking about how much they were longing for the summer holidays. "Oh, I am planning things," said Jamie.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-rees-brennan/they-walked-to-school-talking-about-how-much-they-were-longing-for/)

[Sarah Rees Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-rees-brennan/)

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> [This isn't a crush, it's obsession.You are never not in my thoughts. Your scent carries across a room and paralyzes me with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-isn-t-a-crush-it-s-obsession-you-are-never-not-in-my-thoughts/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I have an unquenchable desire to slow down and find my life going deeper in my walk with Christ. I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stowell/i-have-an-unquenchable-desire-to-slow-down-and-find-my-life-going/)

[Joseph Stowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stowell/)

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> [“As they approached she turned her head suddenly and looked at me as if I were the source of some new sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-garcia-vazquez/as-they-approached-she-turned-her-head-suddenly-and-looked-at-me-as/)

[R. Garcia Vazquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-garcia-vazquez/)

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> [I hope you understand my foolish love for you which made me wish to always stay longer, just a little longer at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-hope-you-understand-my-foolish-love-for-you-which-made-me-wish-to/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“This little theater of mine has as many doors into as many boxes as you please, ten or a hundred thousand, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hermann-hesse/this-little-theater-of-mine-has-as-many-doors-into-as-many-boxes-as/)

[Hermann Hesse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hermann-hesse/)

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> [Despite not knowing if what he felt from moment to moment would pass or last forever, he entered fully into his shifting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-ackerman/despite-not-knowing-if-what-he-felt-from-moment-to-moment-would-pass/)

[Diane Ackerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-ackerman/)

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> [Godly people... nobly endure hard things. They know that their existence is meaningful and that they are destined for unlimited pleasure at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-crabb/godly-people-nobly-endure-hard-things-they-know-that-their-existence/)

[Larry Crabb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-crabb/)

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> [“The artist's life cannot be otherwise than full of conflicts, for two forces are at war within him; on the one hand,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-artist-s-life-cannot-be-otherwise-than-full-of-conflicts-for-two/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“It had been dark at the beach for hours, he hadn't been smoking much and it wasn't headlights – but before she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pynchon/it-had-been-dark-at-the-beach-for-hours-he-hadn-t-been-smoking-much/)

[Thomas Pynchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pynchon/)

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> [In fact, numerous scientific laboratory tests and field observations have led to the conclusion that animals are conscious, intelligent, emotional beings. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/in-fact-numerous-scientific-laboratory-tests-and-field-observations/)

[Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/)

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> [You are really in search of yourself, without knowing it. You are love-longing for the love-worthy, the perfect lovable. Due to ignorance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/you-are-really-in-search-of-yourself-without-knowing-it-you-are-love/)

[Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/)

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> [she kissed him with all the aching longing that being this close to him evoked; she kissed him in all the ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-mcnaught/she-kissed-him-with-all-the-aching-longing-that-being-this-close-to/)

[Judith McNaught](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-mcnaught/)

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> [The dreams of you holding me, the dreams of you kissing me, the dreams of us together feel to real to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-dreams-of-you-holding-me-the-dreams-of-you-kissing-me-the-dreams/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“As Edna walked along the street she was thinking of Robert. She was still under the spell of her infatuation. She had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-chopin/as-edna-walked-along-the-street-she-was-thinking-of-robert-she-was/)

[Kate Chopin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-chopin/)

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> [Without the instruments and accumulated knowledge of the natural sciences... humans are trapped in a cognitive prison. They are like intelligent fish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-o-wilson/without-the-instruments-and-accumulated-knowledge-of-the-natural/)

[E. O. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-o-wilson/)

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> [These things - the degree of vulnerability, the degree of skill, the degree of the longing to give - are influx all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ventura/these-things-the-degree-of-vulnerability-the-degree-of-skill-the/)

[Michael Ventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ventura/)

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> [Soar back through all your own experiences. Think of how the Lord has led you in the wilderness and has fed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/soar-back-through-all-your-own-experiences-think-of-how-the-lord-has/)

[Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/)

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> [Disability strips away complacency. Affliction is brutal, but it can also push vital questions to the fore. The afflicted body becomes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-sheck/disability-strips-away-complacency-affliction-is-brutal-but-it-can/)

[Laurie Sheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-sheck/)

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> [“A slow-motion kiss that took the place of the million things she wanted to say to him and couldn’t because he didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-c-gibbs/a-slow-motion-kiss-that-took-the-place-of-the-million-things-she/)

[C.C. Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-c-gibbs/)

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> [“In love, nothing exists between heart and heart. Speech is born out of longing, True description from the real taste. The one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/in-love-nothing-exists-between-heart-and-heart-speech-is-born-out-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Immigrants who come to a country are going to lose something, for sure, but they hope to gain a great deal by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/immigrants-who-come-to-a-country-are-going-to-lose-something-for-sure/)

[Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/)

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> [Warm are the still and lucky miles, White shores of longing stretch away, A light of recognition fills The whole great day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/warm-are-the-still-and-lucky-miles-white-shores-of-longing-stretch/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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                        "text": "Lord Jesu, I ask Thee, give unto me movement in Thy love withouten measure; desire withouten limit; longing withouten order; burning without discretion. Truly the better the love of Thee is, the greedier it is; for neither by reason is it restrained, nor by dread distressed, nor by doom tempted.",
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                        "text": "Does not man lack the force at the very point where he needs it most? And when he soars upward in joy, or sinks down in suffering, is not checked in both, is he not returned again to the dull, cold sphere of awareness, just when he was longing to lose himself in the fullness of the infinite.",
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                        "text": "If we make sacrifices in doing good or in doing ill, it does not alter the ultimate value of our actions; even if we stake our life in the cause, as martyrs do for the sake of our church : it is a sacrifice to our longing for power, or for the purpose of conserving our sense of power.",
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                        "text": "At night I would lie in bed and watch the show, how bees squeezed through the cracks of my bedroom wall and flew circles around the room, making that propeller sound, a high-pitched zzzzzz that hummed along my skin. I watched their wings shining like bits of chrome in the dark and felt the longing build in my chest. The way those bees flew, not even looking for a flower, just flying for the feel of the wind, split my heart down its seam.",
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                        "text": "The time will soon be here when my grandchild will long for the cry of a loon, the flash of a salmon, the whisper of spruce needles, or the screech of an eagle. But he will not make friends with any of these creatures and when his heart aches with longing, he will curse me. Have I done all to keep the air fresh? Have I cared enough about the water? Have I left the eagle to soar in freedom? Have I done everything I could to earn my grandchild's fondness?",
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                        "text": "“There is a German word, Sehnsucht, which has no English equivalent; it means “the longing for something.” It has Romantic and mystical connotations; C. S. Lewis defined it as the “inconsolable longing” in the human heart for “we know not what.” It seems rather German to be able to ==========”",
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                        "text": "Mornings at Blackwater\" For years, every morning, I drank from Blackwater Pond. It was flavored with oak leaves and also, no doubt, the feet of ducks. And always it assuaged me from the dry bowl of the very far past. What I want to say is that the past is the past, and the present is what your life is, and you are capable of choosing what that will be, darling citizen. So come to the pond, or the river of your imagination, or the harbor of your longing, and put your lips to the world. And live your life.",
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                        "text": "“Be the man who has the spirit of a ruthless tiger, ravaging every dusty corner of my soul. Be the man for whom I will tame myself voluntarily.. Be the man who can make me forget my birth date in moments of utter dellusion. Be the man whose arms are my harbor, whose lips are my shore, and whose name is my only salvation. Be the man who erases my past and draws my future with trails of roses and kisses. Be the man who makes me sigh behind the windows of Poetry, longing to be written. Be the man whose cigarette's ashes are confounded with mine. Be the man whose voice moves mountains inside me. Be the man whose eyes devour the innocence within me with every piercing glance. Be the man for whom I will transform exceptions into rules. Be the man who will dare to tear this poem from my hands. The man who will rewrite with the uncertainty of the futur every single one of my verses.”",
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                        "text": "The feeling, \"this can't be it\", is a very powerful form of prayer. It's the agony of the separated self longing for reunion with wholeness. It's the call of your soul urging you to return to your own path and purpose. It's the force of evolution driving you home. Do not try to deny or override your divine discontent. Heed its call. Knowing \"this can't be it\" implies that somewhere inside you, you DO know what IS it.",
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                        "text": "“The vivid memory of the woods had blossomed into a visceral longing for the Ridge, so immediate that I felt the ghost of my vanished house rise around me, a cold mountain wind thrumming past its walls, and thought that, if I reached down, I could feel Adso's soft gray fur under my fingers. I swallowed, hard.”",
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                        "text": "“After a dazed moment, Specialist Kit Murphy put his arms loosely around her, and Josie Schaeffer clung to him, knowing this man was not her husband, that her husband was never coming back, but for now she was as close to him as she could get and she would not let him go.”",
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                        "text": "The gospel of a God found in broken flesh, humility, and measureless charity has defeated all the old lies, rendered the ancient order visibly insufficient and even slightly absurd, and instilled in us a longing for transcendent love so deep that-if once yielded to-it will never grant us rest anywhere but in Christ.",
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                        "text": "“He began to suffocate slowly in the more and more rarefied atmosphere of remoteness and solitude. For now it was his wish no longer, nor his aim, to be alone and independent, but rather his lot and his sentence. The magic wish had been fulfilled and could not be cancelled, and it was no good now to open his arms with longing and goodwill to welcome the bonds of society.”",
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                        "text": "I hold your picture but not your body, I kiss your picture but not your lips, I see your smile from the beautiful image you created in my heart but not your real smile. I've realised that you can no longer be mine but I will continue to treasure the moment we shared together.",
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                        "text": "This isn't a crush, it's obsession.You are never not in my thoughts. Your scent carries across a room and paralyzes me with longing. I don't want to hold your hand. Part of me wants to set you on fire and hold you while the flame consumes us both, to eat your heart so I know that only I possess it entirely.",
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                        "text": "I hope you understand my foolish love for you which made me wish to always stay longer, just a little longer at your side. But now I do not regret that the time I spent with you has ended, though it only lasted a short while. Because even in this age of winter, the time that I spent with you was not a lie",
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                        "text": "“This little theater of mine has as many doors into as many boxes as you please, ten or a hundred thousand, and behind each door exactly what you seek awaits you. It is a pretty cabinet of pictures, my dear friend; but it would be quite useless to go through it as you are. You would be checked and blinded by it at every turn by what you are pleased to call your personality. You have no doubt guessed long since that the conquest of time and the escape from reality, or however else it may be that you choose to describe your longing, means simply the wish to be relieved of your so-called personality. That is the prison where you lie.”",
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                        "text": "Despite not knowing if what he felt from moment to moment would pass or last forever, he entered fully into his shifting states of violent rage, self-pity, longing, heartbreak, cynicism, without losing the ability to think about what was happening to him. That took courage, I thought, living with the suffering in a mindful way, as an artifact of being, neither good nor bad.",
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                        "text": "Godly people... nobly endure hard things. They know that their existence is meaningful and that they are destined for unlimited pleasure at the deepest level in heaven. Because they keenly feel that nothing now quite meets the standards of their longing souls, the quiet but deeply throbbing ache within them drives them not to compalint, but to anticipation and further yieldedness.",
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                        "text": "she kissed him with all the aching longing that being this close to him evoked; she kissed him in all the ways he had ever kissed her, feeling faint with joy when he began to kiss her back, his mouth moving with fierce tenderness, then opening with fiery demand over hers, until their breaths were mingled gasps, and they were straining to one another.",
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