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A life of love is one of continual growth, where the doors and windows of experience are always open to the wonder and magic that life offers. To love is to risk living fully.

Leo Buscaglia

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Leo Buscaglia
Age: 74 †
Born: 1924
Born: March 31
Died: 1998
Died: June 12
Author
Novelist
Teacher
University Teacher
Writer
LA
California
Felice Leonardo Buscaglia
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Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.
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Love is a dynamic interaction, lived every second of our lives, all of our lives.
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