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“INTIMACY, n. A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction. Two Seidlitz powders, one in blue And one in white, together drew And having each a pleasant sense Of t'other powder's excellence, Forsook their jackets for the snug Enjoyment of a common mug. So close their intimacy grew One paper would have held the two. To confidences straight they fell, Less anxious each to hear than tell; Then each remorsefully confessed To all the virtues he possessed, Acknowledging he had them in So high degree it was a sin. The more they said, the more they felt Their spirits with emotion melt, Till tears of sentiment expressed Their feelings. Then they effervesced! So Nature executes her feats Of wrath on friends and sympathetes The good old rule who won't apply, That you are you and I am I.”

“Intimacy requires accommodation and gentleness at it's core, and does with phrases like "If it bothers you I won't do it," and "Now I understand." And "Thank you for telling me that. I hadn't seen it in that light." And "I appreciate you taking the time to get through my defences. I am sorry I put up such a fight." You'd be surprised how much power there is in respect, and how much respect comes back, and how much intimacy there is when you empower someone instead of overpower them, and how much more love.”

“Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable. We cannot know at the outset how the relationship will affect us. Like a chemical mixture, if one of us is changed, both of us will be. Will we grow in self-actualization, or will it destroy us? The one thing we can be certain of is that if we let ourselves fully into the relationship for good or evil, we will not come out unaffected.”

“Intimacy, says the phenomenologist Gaston Bachelard, is the highest value. I resist this statement at first. What about artistic achievement, or moral courage, or heroism, or altruistic acts, or work in the cause of social change? What about wealth or accomplishment? And yet something about it rings true, finally—that what we want is to be brought into relationship, to be inside, within. Perhaps it’s true that nothing matters more to us than that.”

“Intimate or drastic elements in the work of others are untouchable and should not be commented upon even in their absence. Private conflicts, quarrels, sentiments, animosities are unavoidable in any human group. It is our duty towards creation to keep these in check in so far as they might deform and wreck the work process.”

“Intimidad Soñamos juntos juntos despertamos el tiempo hace o deshace mientras tanto no le importan tu sueño ni mi sueño somos torpes o demasiado cautos pensamos que no cae esa gaviota creemos que es eterno este conjuro que la batalla es nuestra o de ninguno juntos vivimos sucumbimos juntos pero esa destrucción es una broma un detalle una ráfaga un vestigio un abrirse y cerrarse el paraíso ya nuestra intimidad es tan inmensa que la muerte la esconde en su vacío quiero que me relates el duelo que te callas por mi parte te ofrezco mi última confianza estás sola estoy solo pero a veces puede la soledad ser una llama.”

“Intimidade é poder confessar que gosta de filmes de tubarão ou que na playlist do celular ainda toca “Musa de Verão”. Intimidade é admitir medos, contar de traumas do passado, dançar mesmo sem jeito e cantar todo desafinado. Intimidade é poder se abrir, se empanturrar de massa, e depois morrer de rir daquela piada sem graça. Intimidade é ser conforto em meio a um furacão e compartilhar esboços de sonhos em construção.”

“Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do.”