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There is no shame in loving: it is the sign of a generous heart, and pain the price of an open soul.

Alison Croggon

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Alison Croggon
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 1
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Librettist
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Transvaal
South Africa
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Shame
Loving
Open
Pain
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Light blooms the brighter in the darkest places.
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It is not given to us to know what difference we can make, and perhaps we can make no difference at all. But that is no reason not to make the attempt, said Saliman quietly. The Light shines more brightly in the darkness.
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At these times, the things that troubled her seemed far away and unimportant: all that mattered was the hum of the bees and the chirp of birdsong, the way the sun gleamed on the edge of a blue wildflower, the distant bleat and clink of grazing goats.
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You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so through great pain. This is the wisdom of love, and its doubtful gift. . . . I have endured much suffering and still remain unbitter and unclosed.
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There is no shame in not knowing something. The shame is in not being willing to learn.
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Drunk with beauty, I tore down Armfuls of blossoms. How desolate the marred sky!
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You see aright. I am both Queen and Elidhu, here and there, wildfire and hearthfire, forgetting and remembrance. But do no yet speak of this, for men are impatient with such things and do not brook contradiction.
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Never be ashamed of your love, he said gently. The only thing to be ashamed of is denying your love. That is what makes the shadow grow within your heart that is the darkening of the Light. And we all have many loves.
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There is a great force in renunciation of power that those who are blinded by the lust for domination cannot understand because those who truly love do not desire power.
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Elednor,' he said, 'Elednor, why have you betrayed me? Come back to me. Come back to were you belong. I alone need you.
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I would rather die than stay there. Well, you might die.
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