The drive toward Life is protective, thoughtful, vulnerable, and invested in immaculate love. It is this last that marks the difference between a wise heart muddy with real life experiences in the trenches and a dry heart that functions on rote concepts alone.

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Clarissa Pinkola Estes was American american psychoanalyst and writer. Clarissa Pinkola Estés is a Mexican-American writer and Jungian psychoanalyst. She is the author of Women Who Run with the Wolves (1992), which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 145 weeks and has sold over two million copies. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Love — Quotes exploring romantic love, compassion, and human connection
  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life

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