Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else read more

Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flames.

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

Love at first sight? I absolutely believe in it! You've got to keep the faith. Who doesn't like the idea read more

Love at first sight? I absolutely believe in it! You've got to keep the faith. Who doesn't like the idea that you could see someone tomorrow and she could be the love of your life? It's very romantic.

Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret.

Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret.

You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before read more

You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before now to that mighty combination.

Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.

Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.

Love that we can not have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest and feels the strongest...

Love that we can not have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest and feels the strongest...

It is difficult for some people to accept that love is a choice. This seems to run counter to the read more

It is difficult for some people to accept that love is a choice. This seems to run counter to the generally accepted theory of romantic love which expounds that love is inborn and as such requires no more than to accept it.