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love at its greatest is a verb

Special thanks goes to Charles Bukowski for inspiring this gem of wisdom. He once presented a signed a book of poems to Larry Mullen Jr (U2’s percussionist), wherein the poet inscribed the followng maxim: “Humanity at its greatest is a failure.”

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2 Responses to “love at its greatest is a verb”

  1. just joan Says:
    June 21st, 2008 at 2:03 pm

    bukowski was speaking of his favorite topic–himself, no? anyway, i love the way you love. we all should be loved as deeply; no matter how much we resist.

  2. Aaron Forkash Says:
    June 23rd, 2008 at 11:52 am

    Humanity at its greatest is a failure. What does that say about G-d, then?

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