The story of human intimacy is one of constantly allowing ourselves to…

Cheryl Strayed
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The story of human intimacy is one of constantly allowing ourselves to see those we love most deeply in a new, more fractured light. Look hard. Risk that. ✨ Cheryl Strayed (2013). Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There, p.48, Atlantic Books Ltd
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The story of human intimacy is one of constantly allowing ourselves to see those we love most deeply in a new, more fractured light. Look hard. Risk that. ✨ Cheryl Strayed (2013). Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There, p.48, Atlantic Books Ltd

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