CURATED COLLECTION

Staying Connected in a Disconnected World

We have never been more reachable or more isolated — on what real human connection actually requires.

83 quotes found

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If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

—Mother TeresaCatholic Nun & Founder

Late Modern ERA • South Asia

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The love of one's country is an unutterable thing.

—Luís de CamõesPoet

Renaissance ERA • Southern Europe

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I desire that my eyes may always keep the candid innocence of children.

—Juana de IbarbourouPoet

Early Modern ERA • Latin America

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There is a deep hunger in all of us, a craving for stories that reflect our own.

—Akwaeke EmeziAuthor

Digital Age ERA • West Africa

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Memories are like anchors; they hold us to the past, sometimes painfully.

—Chiung YaoNovelist

Late Modern ERA • East Asia

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Love, that in gentle heart is quickly learned, seized him for the fair form that was taken from me.

—Dante AlighieriPoet & Philosopher

Medieval ERA • Western Europe

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The moon appears from the ocean; a thousand miles, she shares the light.

—Li BaiPoet

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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Happiness is a bird that flies too high for human hands.

—Dulce María LoynazPoet & Novelist

Post-War ERA • Caribbean

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So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

—F. Scott FitzgeraldNovelist & Essayist

Early Modern ERA • North America

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I cannot live, dear Lord, if I do not love Thee.

—Mechthild of MagdeburgMystic, Writer & Author

Medieval ERA • Western Europe

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The Peach Blossom Pool is a thousand feet deep, but it cannot compare to your farewell, Wang Lun.

—Li BaiPoet

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.

—Jalal ad-Din RumiPoet & Scholar

Medieval ERA • Central Asia

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The true home of man is the desire of his heart.

—V.S. NaipaulNovelist

Late Modern ERA • Caribbean

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My heart is the lamp, and your love is the oil that keeps it burning.

—Xu ZhimoPoet

Early Modern ERA • East Asia

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Love is not to be forced, it is a fire. It cannot be lit at will, nor extinguished.

—Mirza GhalibPoet

Industrial Age ERA • South Asia

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To be, or not to be: that is the question.

—William ShakespearePlaywright & Poet

Renaissance ERA • Western Europe

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I cannot live without books.

—Thomas JeffersonPresident

Industrial Age ERA • North America

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We are children of the middle passage, forever seeking shore.

—Kamau BrathwaitePoet & Theorist

Post-War ERA • Caribbean

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Even if we don't speak, we feel. And we want to be heard.

—Junot DíazNovelist

Contemporary ERA • Caribbean

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Diaspora isn't just distance; it's a complicated dance between belonging and longing.

—R. Zamora LinmarkNovelist & Poet

Late Modern ERA • Southeast Asia

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