Love

...And when one of them meets the other half, the actual half of himself, whether he be a lover of youth or a lover of another sort, the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy and one will not be out of the other's sight, as I may say, even for a moment...

(It’s) a fair exchange. You’re giving me attention. That’s a form of affection, you know.

The marriage bond is more than a civil contract. It is a reward for loving well.

Loving you is loosing my soul,I was in a lost battle, Death at my door,A dog in a backyard feels for my pain,Beer in a broken bottle wet paint and rain.

The battle over flesh and blood cannot compare to the battle for the heart.

Yes, the depth of truth unfolding like a rose bud in the morning hours to show its beauty when the sun does warm the pedals releasing the scent of love is something to be noticed from one heart made new again from darkness to light.

The romantic within us is a harbinger of our deepest desires.

Infantile love follows the principle: 'I love because I am loved.' Mature love follows the principle: 'I am loved because I love.' Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says: 'I need you because I love you.

This isn't going to be pretty. Rules will be broken. Friendships will be tested. And huge risks will be taken. But they're small prices to pay for true love and freedom, right?

But it was hard to keep his hands still. He could almost feel them twitching emphatically with his strong desire to reach out and stroke the dog's head. He had such a terrible yearning to love something again, and the dog was such a beautiful ugly dog.

Fall in love, not fool in love.

It's making me so sad that you are unreachable. My desire for your touch, and your lips. It's breaking me inside. I'm so scared you are the only one I will ever love. I'm so scared because I know there is no other you.

If Harrison was unable to see that I had feelings for him (at least five, but sometimes as many as seven) then he wasn't as smart as I thought he was – as I knew he was.

Let your love flow where the beautiful things are and something beautiful will always come your way.

Sam- ' After you were bitten, I knew what would happen. I waited for you to change, every night, so I could bring you back and keep you from getting hurt.' Grace- ' How long did you wait?' Sam- ' I haven't stopped.

He returned her gaze, yearning for sentimental solace; love which emanated from a familiar source, mattered little how bedevilling. They shared an intimate moment, a silent tête-à-tête, which seemed to confront doubts each harboured.

She sits there and feels the loneliness and the lack of him.

A relationship run by rules, instead of love is a relationship that is on the road to failure.

A snowflake falls, so tenderly on your lips, I have learned to love this winter.

Discover a deep, healthy love for yourself....Relationships are meant to complement your life not complete it. If you're unable to bring a healthy sense of self-love into them you will always be seeking validation and end up disappointed by your expectations of others.