Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take read more

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice. -Nora Roberts.

One sweet, sad secret holds my heart in thrall;
A mighty love within my breast has grown,
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One sweet, sad secret holds my heart in thrall;
A mighty love within my breast has grown,
Unseen, unspoken, and of no one known;
And of my sweet, who gave it, least of all.
[Fr., Ma vie a son secret, mon ame a son mystere:
Un amour eternel en un moment concu.
La mal est sans remede, aussi j'ai du le taire,
Et elle qui l'a fait n'en a jamais rien su.]

from The Lathe of Heaven Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, read more

from The Lathe of Heaven Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better.

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better.

If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?

If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?

Words, without power, is mere philosophy.

Words, without power, is mere philosophy.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

Love must not touch the marrow of the soul. Our affections must be breakable chains that we can cast them read more

Love must not touch the marrow of the soul. Our affections must be breakable chains that we can cast them off or tighten them.