“The entire teaching of Buddhism can be summed up in this way: Nothing is worth holding on to.”
Jack Kornfield (1945) American writer
Source: Living Dharma: Teachings of Twelve Buddhist Masters
“Love is worth the sum of itself, and nothing more.”
— Alice Hoffman, book Practical Magic
Source: Practical Magic
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