
The tragedy of our lives is that, while we suffer from the wounds afflicted on us by those who love us, we cannot avoid wounding those we want to love.

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This page presents the quote "The tragedy of our lives is that, while we suffer from the wounds afflicted on us by those who love us, we cannot avoid wounding those we want to love.". Author of this quote is Henri Nouwen. This quote is about love, wounds, want, suffering, our lives, tragedy,.