"Why does the longing for love have to be so acute, like a desperate thirst? Is it because love is wanting to be saved and we can never really be saved? Maybe love is really born of our fears. Love is the heartâ€™s desire for a painkiller; a tearful plea for a great big epidural. Yes thatâ€™s it: love is the only anesthesia that really works. And so people with broken hearts are really those who are just coming to, and if youâ€™ve ever seen someone come out of general anesthesia, you know that it looks a lot like the beginnings of a broken heart."

-- Jonathan Hull

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