It's not till sex has died out between a man and a woman that they can really love. And now read more

It's not till sex has died out between a man and a woman that they can really love. And now I mean affection. Now I mean to be fond of (as one is fond of oneself) --to hope, to be disappointed, to live inside the other heart. When I look back on the pain of sex, the love like a wild fox so ready to bite, the antagonism that sits like a twin beside love, and contrast it with affection, so deeply unrepeatable, of two people who have lived a life together (and of whom one must die) it's the affection I find richer. It's that I would have again. Not all those doubtful rainbow colors.

Absence - that common cure of love.

Absence - that common cure of love.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison.

Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison.

Whatever separates you from the Truth, throw it away, it will vanish anyhow.-.

Whatever separates you from the Truth, throw it away, it will vanish anyhow.-.

'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'

'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'

Build a little fence of trust around today; Fill the space with loving deeds, And therein stay. Look not through read more

Build a little fence of trust around today; Fill the space with loving deeds, And therein stay. Look not through the sheltering bars Upon tomorrow; God will help thee bear what comes of joy and sorrow.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.