You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection

I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; read more

I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you.

If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, read more

If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.

Love is the silent saying and saying of a single name.

Love is the silent saying and saying of a single name.

A DEEP-SWORN VOW
Others because you did not keep
That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine.
Yet always read more

A DEEP-SWORN VOW
Others because you did not keep
That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine.
Yet always when I look death in the face,
When I clamber to the heights of sleep,
Or when I grow excited with wine,
Suddenly I meet your face.

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.