I am grateful to have been ...

I am grateful to have been loved and to be loved now and to be able to love, because that liberates. Love liberates. It doesn\'t just hold - that\'s ego. Love liberates. It doesn\'t bind. Love says, \'I love you. I love you if you\'re in China. I love you if you\'re across town. I love you if you\'re in Harlem. I love you. I would like to be near you. I\'d like to have your arms around me. I\'d like to hear your voice in my ear. But that\'s not possible now, so I love you. Go.\'
I am grateful to have been loved and to be loved now and to be able to love, because that liberates. Love liberates. It doesn't just hold - that's ego. Love liberates. It doesn't bind. Love says, 'I love you. I love you if you're in China. I love you if you're across town. I love you if you're in Harlem. I love you. I would like to be near you. I'd like to have your arms around me. I'd like to hear your voice in my ear. But that's not possible now, so I love you. Go.'
 Maya Angelou

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