Human attention tends to be focused on the satisfactions relationships are hoped to bring, precisely because somehow they … - Zygmunt Bauman

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I like roses best. But they bloom in all four seasons. I wonder if people who like roses best have to die four times over again.

Zygmunt Bauman

Human attention tends to be focused on the satisfactions relationships are hoped to bring, precisely because somehow they have not been truly satisfactory. And if they do satisfy, the price of this satisfaction has often been found to be unacceptable.

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