Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.
-Søren Kierkegaard
Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.
When we have not what we love, we must love what we have.
-Anonymous
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
-André Gide
"Autumn Leaves"
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Man’s love is of man’s life a part; it is a woman’s whole existence.
-Lord Byron
...when I think of you it's with tears, because no one else has such delicate hands that can reach into my soul and calm my fears...
-John Geddes
"A Familiar Rain"
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.
-Ernest Hemingway
"Men Without Women"
The blossom of love will make the air fragrant; the river of love will murmur along the valleys; and every bird, beast and child will sing the song of love.
Loneliness ends with Love.
-Al Lerner
On the journey towards the beloved, you live by dying at every step.
-Nadeem Aslam
"The Wasted Vigil"