#love

"It was hard to live normally when you were constantly pretending you didn't see what was going on in front of your face."

"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."

"The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast."

"Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue)."

"Coffee, she'd discovered, was tied to all sorts of memories, different for each person. Sunday mornings, friendly get-togethers, a favorite grandfather long since gone, the AA meeting that saved their life. Coffee meant something to people. Most found their lives were miserable without it. Coffee was a lot like love that way. And because Rachel believed in love, she believed in coffee, too."

"To find out if she really loved me, I hooked her up to a lie detector. And just as I suspected, my machine was broken."

"Listen."Jennifer reverted, "I didn't mean anything by all of that before. I understand what you were trying to do and ..."She struggled for the right words. "Sweetie, like love, people don't live inside of life, life lives inside of you. Open yourself up to it and there's no stopping your heart."

"Perhaps all the questions we ask of love, to measure, test, probe, and save it, have the additional effect of cutting it short. Perhaps the reason we are unable to love is that we yearn to be loved, that is, we demand something (love) from our partner instead of delivering ourselves up to him demand-free and asking for nothing but his company."

"I can do this… I can start over. I can save my own life and I’m never going to be alone as long as I have stars to wish on and people to still love."

"I'm inspired by artists and musicians. There are so many wonderful and talented people in the world. I love discovering new music, new writers, or new art."

"You cannot be with someone just because you don’t want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about."

"May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air."

"Opportunity Knocks: China When opportunity knocksthe Chinese make knock-offs."

"If you can live while doing what you love, then you are already a success."

"Tapestry [10w] Life's a tapestry of mystery and miracles quilted by God."

"He was too gorgeous for words and worst yet he knew it."

"This universe belongs to those who know how to see, feel, and love the beauty of life and the universe."

"The only thing more unthinkable than leaving was staying; the only thing more impossible than staying was leaving."

"Your absence has not taught me to be alone, it merely has shown that when together we cast a single shadow on the wall."

"I have no money, but my wallet is overflowing with love."