When we love someone our love becomes demonstrable or real only through our exertion - through the fact that for that someone (or for ourself) we tak… - M. Scott Peck

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When we love someone our love becomes demonstrable or real only through our exertion - through the fact that for that someone (or for ourself) we take an extra step or walk an extra mile. Love is not effortless. To the contrary, love is effortful.

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About M. Scott Peck

Morgan Scott Peck (22 May 1936 – 25 September 2005) was was an American psychiatrist and best-selling author who was most well known for writing the book The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978. He wrote fifteen books in total.

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Alternative Names: Morgan Scott Peck

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