The essence of romantic love is not the company of a lover but the pursuit.

The essence of romantic love is not the company of a lover but the pursuit.

Sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together.

Sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together.

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object? -Confucius.

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object? -Confucius.

When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?

When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, read more

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

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.

Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime.

Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime.

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

The path to the Mideast
is littered
with Nobel peace laureates
who have not yet achieved
what can only read more

The path to the Mideast
is littered
with Nobel peace laureates
who have not yet achieved
what can only be achieved in
each heart.