“His body is a mosque, my God, his strong shoulders, his soft chest, his handsome hands, I hear the call of prayer every time I lay my head close to his heart.”— Royla Asghar, poems-of-madness.tumblr.com
“There are times when I am convinced I am unfit for any human relationship.”— Franz Kafka, amazon.com
“While falling in love is fun, it’s not everything, and it’s not the antidote to an unfulfilled life.”— Jessica Valenti, amazon.com
“Our relationship wasn't the sun, the moon, the stars, but it wasn't bullshit, either.”— Junot Dìaz, amazon.com
“The whole world goes on and on about love. Poets spend their lives writing about it. Everyone thinks it's the most wonderful thing. But, when you mention two guys in love, they forget all that and freak out.”— Mark A. Roeder, amazon.com
“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”— George R. R. Martin, amazon.com
“We spoke endlessly about everything and nothing. Now, I cannot even remember the sound of your voice.”— Michael Faudet, amazon.com
“It has made me better, loving you. It has made me wiser, and easier, and brighter. I used to want a great many things before, and to be angry that I did not have them. Theoretically, I was satisfied. I flattered myself that I had limited my wants. But I was subject to irritation; I used to have morb…”— Henry James, amazon.com
“I would far rather have two or three lilies of the valley gathered for me by a person I like, than the most expensive bouquet that could be bought.”— Elizabeth Gaskell, amazon.com
“One can begin so many things with a new person! Even begin to be a better man.”— George Eliot, amazon.com
“What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life--to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each other in silent unspeakable memories at the moment of the last parting?”— George Eliot, amazon.com
“Women can resist a man's love, a man's fame, a man's personal appearance, and a man's money, but they cannot resist a man's tongue when he knows how to talk to them.”— Wilkie Collins, amazon.com
“I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.”— A. A. Milne, amazon.com
“How many of us are still heartbroken over a guy we never dated? How many of us still go through old text messages, trying to figure out exactly where everything changed? How many of us replay old conversations and think of what we should’ve said to make us sound more chill, more laid back, less inte…”— Ashley Jones, thoughtcatalog.com