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> [“We plunge into love with a naivete that ignores all prior humiliations. Thank goodness, I guess. Because we never learn, we reach for love again and again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/we-plunge-into-love-with-a-naivete-that-ignores-all-prior/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

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## More by Michael Perry

> [“Over the years, I have developed a visceral reaction to families and victims expressing surprise at tragedy. Why are we surprised? Why do we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/over-the-years-i-have-developed-a-visceral-reaction-to-families-and/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“In specific moments of ground-level clarity, I recognize the dumbing down of the nation for what it is: an act of charity committed specifically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/in-specific-moments-of-ground-level-clarity-i-recognize-the-dumbing/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“Inevitably, our children come to see us as we are. Not as we wish we were, or even as we should be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/inevitably-our-children-come-to-see-us-as-we-are-not-as-we-wish-we/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“... Tom got to rattling off the pranks he and his school boy buddies pulled ... and what I saw wasn't an old man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/tom-got-to-rattling-off-the-pranks-he-and-his-school-boy-buddies/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“Alice once told me artistry does not reside in motivation but rather stems from showing up, with the intent to be honest. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/alice-once-told-me-artistry-does-not-reside-in-motivation-but-rather/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“Sleeping in the same bed with someone to whom you can admit your failings is a lasting comfort indeed. This is not about "mea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/sleeping-in-the-same-bed-with-someone-to-whom-you-can-admit-your/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“The amateur study of philosophy is like taking a few laps with a NASCAR driver. You’re not qualified to do it on your own,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/the-amateur-study-of-philosophy-is-like-taking-a-few-laps-with-a/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“If you had gone around the table last night ticking off the Ten Commandments and asking for a show of hands to indicate transgression,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/if-you-had-gone-around-the-table-last-night-ticking-off-the-ten/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“As usual, I overdreamed and underbudgeted. . . ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/as-usual-i-overdreamed-and-underbudgeted/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“Mom is a compulsive reader. She reads for pleasure, she reads to edify herself, but more often than not, she reads because she can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/mom-is-a-compulsive-reader-she-reads-for-pleasure-she-reads-to-edify/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“I understand that what you're doing when you call 911--it sounds so perfunctory--is announcing to strangers that you are losing the battle. I no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/i-understand-that-what-you-re-doing-when-you-call-911-it-sounds-so/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“The pesto and angel hair are warm in the bowl on my lap, the fragrances of olive oil and basil blending the exotic and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/the-pesto-and-angel-hair-are-warm-in-the-bowl-on-my-lap-the/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“It’s hard to talk about guns without sounding defensive or blustery. I’m pro-gun the same way I’m pro-potato fork. I use them both to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/it-s-hard-to-talk-about-guns-without-sounding-defensive-or-blustery-i/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“Her eyes are wide and steady beneath the brim of her floppy cap. How far out of infancy do we lose this gaze, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/her-eyes-are-wide-and-steady-beneath-the-brim-of-her-floppy-cap-how/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

> [“Memory is a means of possession, but eventually, the greatest grace is found in letting go. \_Population: 485\_, p 178.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-perry/memory-is-a-means-of-possession-but-eventually-the-greatest-grace-is/)

[Michael Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-perry/)

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