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The Broken Wings
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"The Broken Wings" Quotes

"The Broken Wings" by Kahlil Gibran is a poetic novel about a young man's passionate but doomed love for a woman constrained by societal and familial pressures in early 20th-century Lebanon.

Quotes

Love is the only freedom in the world because it so elevates the spirit that the laws of humanity and the phenomena of nature do not alter its course.

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lovefreedom

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

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lovedoubt

Love is a divine intoxication, a sublime madness that provokes us to dance in the streets, to shout from the rooftops, and to embrace life with all its imperfections.

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lovemadness

Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

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The heart is a living temple. In it, there is a little space, sacred and secret, where the beloved alone may enter.

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heartlove

Love is not a mere sentiment; it is the essence of all existence.

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loveexistence

Love is the only fire that can warm the heart without burning it.

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Love is the greatest gift that God has given to humanity, and it is the highest form of worship.

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loveworship

Love is a sacred mystery that transforms the mundane into the extraordinary.

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lovemystery

Love is the bridge between two souls, connecting them even in the darkest of times.

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