# Quote — Theodor Adorno, Minima Moralia

> Tenderness between people is nothing other than awareness of the possibility of relations without purpose.

- Author: [Theodor Adorno](https://www.leafyquotes.com/theodor-adorno.md)
- Book: [Minima Moralia](https://www.leafyquotes.com/theodor-adorno/minima-moralia.md)
- Original (de): Zartheit zwischen Menschen ist nichts anderes als das Bewußtsein von der Möglichkeit zweckfreier Beziehungen.
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/theodor-adorno/minima-moralia/tenderness-between-people

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