“Love is only a word, until we decide to let it possess us with all its force. Love is only a word, until someone arrives to give it meaning.”

Manuscript Found in Accra (2012), Love has always passed me by

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Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947

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Context: Women anchor me. They're there when I need them. They're sensitive to me, and I'm sensitive to them. I'm not saying I've loved that many women. Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.
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You got to set your mind right and the rest will come to you naturally. No restrictions, no hang-ups, no stupid rules, no formalities, no forbidden fruit — just everyone getting and giving as much as he and she can.

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