There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings.

There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings.

This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver.

This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver.

If I am unaware of love, I live drably. If I become intoxicated with love, I live in dreamland. If read more

If I am unaware of love, I live drably. If I become intoxicated with love, I live in dreamland. If I recognize love, and shake his hand then comfort, dreams, and sometimes intoxication become mine to drench in and give away as well.

Love makes of the wisest man a fool, and of the most foolish woman, a sage.

Love makes of the wisest man a fool, and of the most foolish woman, a sage.

Two people in love, alone, isolated from the world. That’s beautiful.

Two people in love, alone, isolated from the world. That’s beautiful.

We conceal it from ourselves in vain-- we must always love something. In those matters seemingly removed from love, the read more

We conceal it from ourselves in vain-- we must always love something. In those matters seemingly removed from love, the feeling is secretly to be found, and man cannot possibly live for a moment without it.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I read more

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.

When you love someone all your saved-up wishes start coming out.

When you love someone all your saved-up wishes start coming out.

Love conquers all, and let us yield to it. —Omnia vincit amor, et nos cedamus amori

Love conquers all, and let us yield to it. —Omnia vincit amor, et nos cedamus amori