You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.
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Kisses are a better fate than wisdom.
{e. e. cummings}
Just in time for Valentine's Day! The Science of Kissing is Everywhere. {NPR, NBC's The Today Show, Time, Newsday...}
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