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Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears

Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation! – Rumi

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Come, whoever you are! Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving. This is not a caravan of despair. It doesn’t matter if you’ve broken your vow a thousand times, still and yet again come! – Rumi

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Half-heartedness doesn’t reach into majesty. You set out to find God, but then you keep stopping for long periods at mean-spirited roadhouses. – Rumi

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