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To avoid suffering one must not love…

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Medawar Corner

You can’t put a price tag on love, but you can on all its accessories.~ Melanie Clark

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The fun is in the search, not the finding!

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Medawar Corner

Three passions simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life

The longing for love

The search for knowledge

And unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

~Bertrand Russell about Passion

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