If we all discovered that we only had five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every read more

If we all discovered that we only had five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people calling other people to tell them that they loved them.

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.

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the same direction.

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the same direction.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Love is not a mere impulse, it must contain truth, which is law.

Love is not a mere impulse, it must contain truth, which is law.

I cannot love as I have loved,
And yet I know not why;
It is the one read more

I cannot love as I have loved,
And yet I know not why;
It is the one great woe of life
To feel all feeling die.

Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life.

Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life.

The love we give away is the only love we keep.

The love we give away is the only love we keep.