If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
-Maya Angelou
Quotations
Love
Why are old lovers able to become friends? Two reasons. They never truly loved each other, or they love each other still.
-Whitney Otto
"How to Make an American Quilt"
Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.
-Anaïs Nin
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.
-Jacques Deval "Jacques Deval"
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
-André Gide
"Autumn Leaves"
The lover flies, runs and rejoices; he is free and nothing can restrain him. He gives all for all and has all in all.
-Jesus Christ
I wonder how many people don't get the one they want, but end up with the one they're supposed to be with.
-Fannie Flagg
"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe"
I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved.
-George Eliot
To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give, that takes courage because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.
-Madonna
