“Love doesn't demand perfection, but it does ask you to give yourself with less reserve than you'd prefer.”

—  Thomas Moore

Source: A Life At Work: The Joy Of Discovering What You Were Born To Do

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Irish poet, singer and songwriter 1779–1852

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