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.
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The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness.
The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness.
We can do no great things; only small things with great love.
We can do no great things; only small things with great love.
When you care for someone it's not all about being with them. It's about being there for them.
When you care for someone it's not all about being with them. It's about being there for them.
Love gives itself; it is not bought.
Love gives itself; it is not bought.
Love your friend with his faults.
Love your friend with his faults.
To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love needs no logic for its mission.
To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love needs no logic for its mission.
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is read more
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
It makes no sense to be second in someone's life, when you know you're good enough to be first in read more
It makes no sense to be second in someone's life, when you know you're good enough to be first in someone else's.
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the read more
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
