“Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy - in fact, they are almost incompatible; one emotion hardly leaves room for the other.”— Robert A. Heinlei, Robert A. Heinlein, amazon.com
“I wish I knew how to love someone without killing myself. How to mend hearts without breaking my own. How to Kiss and not create bruises.”— Michelle K., michellekpoems.tumblr.com
“Last time I saw you, I said that it hurt too much to love you. But I was wrong about that. The truth is it hurts too much not to love you.”— P.C. Cast, amazon.com
“There is no shame in being hungry for another person. There is no shame in wanting very much to share your life with somebody.”— Augusten Burroughs, amazon.com
“I bet if we dusted her heart for fingerprints, we’d only find yours.”— Rudy Francisco, rudyfrancisco.tumblr.com
“Not only did I love her, but I could tell the universe loved her, too. More than others. She was different. After all; I would be a fool not to notice the way the sunshine played with her hair.”— Christopher Poindexter, goodreads.com
“If I had the ability to touch anyone else in this world, I still don't believe I'd want it to be anyone but you.”— Jus Accardo, amazon.com
“He knew why he wanted to kiss her. Because she was beautiful. And before that, because she was kind. And before that, because she was smart and funny. Because she was exactly the right kind of smart and funny. Because he could imagine taking a long trip with her without ever getting bored. Because w…”— Rainbow Rowell, amazon.com
“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.”— Tom Robbins, amazon.com
“Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love.”— Erich Fromm, amazon.com
“I heard what you said. I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved.”— Shana Abe, amazon.com
“Love is when someone gives you a piece of your soul, that you never knew was missing.”— Torquato Tasso, goodreads.com
“This isn’t lust. Lust wants, does the obvious… Love is greedier. Love wants round-the-clock care; protection; rings, vows, joint accounts; scented candles on birthdays; life insurance. Babies. Love’s a dictator.”— David Mitchell, amazon.com
“I fall in love myself, and I want someone to share it with me. I want someone to share me, with me.”— Eartha Kitt, petals-in-the-dirt.blogspot.com