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When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That read more
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
 Mysterious love, uncertain treasure,
 Hast thou more of pain or pleasure!
  . . . .
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 Mysterious love, uncertain treasure,
 Hast thou more of pain or pleasure!
  . . . .
   Endless torments dwell above thee:
    Yet who would live, and live without thee! 
 Thy name is in my heart as in a sheep-bell
from Cyrano.  
 Thy name is in my heart as in a sheep-bell
from Cyrano. 
Love is a kind of military service.
Love is a kind of military service.
from The Lathe of Heaven Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, read more
from The Lathe of Heaven Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.
If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they read more
If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.
Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting read more
Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.
Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.
Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.
The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.
The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.