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Writing and performing should deepen the meaning of words, should illuminate, transfix and transform.

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Shame produces trauma. Trauma produces paralysis.
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My students tell me, we don't want to love! We're tired of being loving! And I say to them, if you're tired of being loving, then you haven't really been loving, because when you are loving you have more strength.
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The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action.
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To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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