The force of truth that a statement imparts, then, its prominence among the hordes of recorded observations that I may optionally apply to my own life, depends, in addition to the sense that it is argumentatively defensible, on the sense that someone like me, and someone I like, whose voice is audible and who is at least notionally in the same room with me, does or can possibly hold it to be compellingly true.
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Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.
Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can read more
Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.
Marriage is a matter of give and take, but so far I haven't been able to find anybody who'll take read more
Marriage is a matter of give and take, but so far I haven't been able to find anybody who'll take what I have to give.
A meeting between two people who complete each other, who are made for each other, borders already, in my opinion, read more
A meeting between two people who complete each other, who are made for each other, borders already, in my opinion, on a miracle.
Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.
Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.
In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.
In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.
You can do what you want, but saving love doesn't bring any interest.
You can do what you want, but saving love doesn't bring any interest.
For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, read more
For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.
