Love…
…can be unavoidably insane when the emotion is deep and true. To carry a flame for a person one hasn’t seen in years and years is crazy. But I’d rather be thought an unwise and silly fool than to give up the love in my heart I carry for you.
French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Françoise Sagan
I have
loved
to the point
of madness;
that which
is called
madness;
that which
to me,
is the only
sensible way
to love.
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
Love
is a
perfume
you
cannot
pour
onto
others
without
getting
a few
drops on
yourself.
Love…
…began whispering your name to my heart soon after we first met. At first I did not listen, but in time the voice grew deep and strong, just like how I love you. Maybe one day we will be together.
Author of Tao Te Ching and philosopher of ancient China Lao Tzu
Love
is of all
passions
the strongest,
for it
attacks
simultaneously
the head,
the heart,
and
the senses.
Love…
…for you will always be here waiting. Whether you come find me one day or I just imagine that happening for the rest of my life, I will love you in a way that is not possible for me to love anyone else.
Sung by Frankie Vallie/written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off of you
You’d be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I’m alive
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off of you
Pardon the way that I stare
There’s nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
So if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that it’s real
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off of you
Love…
…thrives within. I have seen the best and worst of you and I choose both. Deep and completely, I want to know you to all depths possible and be fully known to you the same way.
Anonymous quote from the heart by an unknown writer
What would
it be like
to swing
on a star,
or walk on
a cloud?
Would it be
anything
like what
I feel
whenever
you are near?
Love…
…has added the speed of light to my life. All the good we share builds happiness into fast joys. Grief and sadness are fleeting. Life is zipping by, but oh what a glorious ride it is.
From “Brushstrokes of a Gadfly” by E.A. Bucchianeri
The most
beautiful
moments
always seemed
to accelerate
and slip beyond
one’s grasp
just when
you want
to hold
onto them
for as long
as possible.
Love…
…spoken as a child was “I like you”; as teenager as “love ya”; in the 20’s with “I love you”; when 30-something “I love you with all I am”; middle-aged 40’s as “I will always love you” and now in my 50’s I say “I love you even though you’re no longer here”.
German psychologist and philosopher, Erich Fromm
Immature
love
says
“I love you
because
I need you.”
Mature
love
says
“I need you
because
I love you.
Love…
…has remade me. I am changed. See my smile? It was never this large before. See my eyes? The sparkle wasn’t there previously. I stand straighter and walk with more confidence. I am not a different person, but a far better version.
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven to his Immortal Beloved
Oh,
continue
to love me,
never
misjudge
the most
faithful
heart
of your
beloved.
ever
thine,
ever
mine,
ever
ours.
Love…
…is finding someone who sees everything you are and won’t let you be anything less. They see the potential of you. They see endless possibilities. And through their eyes, you start to see yourself the same way.
From “Eat, Pray, Love…” by Elizabeth Gilbert
I’m here.
I love you.
I don’t care
if you need
to stay up crying
all night long,
I will stay with you.
There’s nothing
you can ever do
to lose my love.
I will protect you
until you die,
and after your death
I will still protect you.
Love…
…takes two. No matter how deeply one person feels about another, it is for naught unless the sentiments are returned. Unrequited love is the common state that in comparison makes mutual and true love so valuable.
American story-teller and author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Love seems
the swiftest,
but it is
the slowest
of all growths.
No man or
woman really
knows what
perfect love is
until they have
been married
a quarter
of a century.
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