Will You…?

Love…
…is beyond my ability to explain. But without doubt I know I love you. There’s concrete proof in my heart, mind and soul that will take a lifetime to unfold. Will you marry me?

American author, poet, and naturalist Diane Ackerman
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admits
that
love
is
wonderful
and
necessary,
yet
no
one
agrees
on
just
what
it
is.

Made More Perfect

Love…
…is a harsh teacher, but I bear no malice toward cupid’s mistaken arrows. Each grinding of my heart molded it to be ready for you. Through pain and heartbreak I was softened and made more perfect in my ability to love you.

From “Romeo and Juliet” by English Playwright William Shakespeare
adorable-kissDid
my
heart
love
till
now?
Forswear
it
sight,
For
I ne’er
saw
true
beauty
till
this
night.

Love of My Life

Love…
…drove me crazy when I began to fall for you. I had trouble getting to sleep, but could not wait to dream of us each night. Back then even a few days of not seeing you was torture. You became the love of my life.

From “Peony in Love” by American novelist Lisa See
lovers_embrace-300x289He was in
my hair,
my eyes,
my fingers,
my heart.
I day-dreamed
about what he
was doing,
thinking,
seeing,
smelling,
feeling.
I could
not eat
for thoughts
of him.

What a Ride!

Love…
…is filled with surprises. I have no idea of when I went from simply beginning to fall in love with you to being head over heels, completely, absolutely and totally in love with you. Wow, what a ride!

From “Love Quotes for the Ages…” by American Writer Jarod Kintz

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approximately
96.694444%
in
love
with
you.
Of
course,
that’s
just
a
rough
estimate.

Bound Irretrievably

Love…
…is intertwined with life like an equation is to math: a reaction is to chemistry: like color is to art: like you are with me. It is there you will stay, bound irretrievably with my heart for all time.

From “Metamorphoses” by playwright/director Mary Zimmerman
woman-comforting-man-2-articleLet me
die the
moment
my love
dies.
Let me
not outlive
my own
capacity
to love.
Let me
die
still
loving,
and so,
never
die.

Never Meant Anything As Much

Love…
… of the lasting kind is uncommon and rare. It’s not difficult to find someone who tells you they love you. It’s very difficult to find someone who actually means it. My darling, I have never meant anything as much as “I love you”.

From “War and Peace” by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy
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are

asleep

until

we

fall

in

Love!

Not Something We Give or Get

Love…
…is enduring and durable. When two people are meant for each other; no time is too long; no distance too far; no obstacle too difficult; no pain too great. For you, I would endure anything.

American author, public speaker and research professor Brene Brown
love-old editLove is not
something
we give or get;
it is something
that we nurture
and grow,
a connection
that can only
be cultivated
between
two people
when it exists
within each
one of them…

Till Forever

Love…
…was exciting when we met and were getting to know each other. The initial exhilaration has mellowed over time into the greatest joy I have known. The life we share is the source of my joy.

Anonymous saying by a writer unknown
love-friendship-7Falling
in love
is only
half
of what
I want.
Staying
in love
with you
till forever
is the
other.

Beyond My Control

Love…
…for you has never been something I could hold back. Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was completely beyond my control.

From “The Unsung Love Story” by Cristina Patchett
love-flamesLove
is a
wild
fire
that
cannot
be
contained
by any
mere
element
known
to man.

When You’re Away

Love…
…fills me when a man walks by wearing your cologne. I think of that scent as yours alone and never quite right on anyone else. Did you know when you’re away I go to sleep on your pillow so I can smell you?

American writer, lecturer, and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson
sleeping_2156430b EDITLove
is a
perfume
you
cannot
pour
onto
others
without
getting
a few
drops on
yourself.