QUOTE FROM PABLO NERUDA

From Childhood and Poetry

To feel the intimacy of of brothers is a marvelous thing in life. To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life. But to feel the affection that comes from those we do not know, from those unknown to us, who are watching over our sleep and solitude, over our dangers and weaknesses--that is something that is greater and more beautiful because it widens out the boundaries of our being, and unites all living things.