Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I read more

Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.

The more familiar two people become, the more the language they speak together departs from that of the ordinary, dictionary-defined read more

The more familiar two people become, the more the language they speak together departs from that of the ordinary, dictionary-defined discourse. Familiarity creates a new language, an in-house language of intimacy that carries reference to the story the two lovers are weaving together and that cannot be readily understood by others.

Loving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction.

Loving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction.

We can sometimes love what we do not understand, but it is impossible completely to understand what we do not read more

We can sometimes love what we do not understand, but it is impossible completely to understand what we do not love.

Women love men for their defects; if men have enough of them, women will forgive them anything, even their gigantic read more

Women love men for their defects; if men have enough of them, women will forgive them anything, even their gigantic intellects.

We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.

We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.

Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each individual loves in the other sex what he lacks in read more

Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each individual loves in the other sex what he lacks in himself.

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.

It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves.

It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves.