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Loss means losing what was. We want to change but we don't want to lose. Without time for loss, we don't have time for soul.

James Hillman

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James Hillman
Age: 85 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 12
Died: 2011
Died: October 27
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Psychologist
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Time
Loss
Lose
Loses
Means
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Soul
Without
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Losing

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