Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.Ann Landers

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Quotes About Love

Quotes tagged as "love" (showing 1-30 of 3,000)Marilyn Monroe�I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.� ? Marilyn Monroetags: attributed-no-source, best, life, love, mistakes, out-of-control, truth, worst 113013 likes likeWilliam W. Purkey�You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,Love like you'll never be hurt,Sing like there's nobody listening,And live like it's heaven on earth.� ? William W. Purkeytags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing 87421 likes likeDr. Seuss�You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.� ? Dr. Seusstags: attributed-no-source, dreams, love, reality, sleep 81819 likes likeElbert Hubbard�A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.� ? Elbert Hubbardtags: friend, friendship, knowledge, love 56981 likes likeMartin Luther King Jr.�Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.� ? Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speechestags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace 49429 likes likeAndré Gide�It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.� ? André Gide, Autumn Leavestags: life, love 41681 likes likeBob Marley�Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you�ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can�t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept saf

e in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it�s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn�t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day�s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there�s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you�re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there�s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that�s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.� ? Bob Marleytags: love 40879 likes likeWe accept the love we think we deserve.�We accept the love we think we deserve.� ? Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflowertags: inspirational, love 40702 likes likeJohn Green�As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.� ? John Green, The Fault in Our Starstags: love 31281 likes likeElie Wiesel�The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.� ? Elie Wieseltags: activism, apathy, hate, indifference, inspirational, love, opposite, philosophy 29710 likes likeFriedrich Nietzsche�It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.� ? Friedrich Nietzschetags: friendship, lack-of-friendship, lack-of-love, love, marriage, unhappy-marriage 29623 likes likePablo Neruda�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.� ? Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnetstags: love, poetry 26741 likes likeSarah Dessen�There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.� ? Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forevertags: love 26372 likes likeNeil Gaiman�Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.� ? Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Onestags: love 26319 likes likeWilliam Shakespeare�Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.� ? William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well

tags: do-wrong, love, trust, wrong 25581 likes likeMarilyn Monroe�This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And baby, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soulmate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.� ? Marilyn Monroetags: attributed-no-source, friends, heartbreak, inspirational, life, love, sisters 24812 likes likeLao Tzu�Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.� ? Lao Tzutags: courage, deeply-loved, love, strength, widely-misattributed 24006 likes likeRobert A. Heinlein�Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.� ? Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Landtags: essential, happiness, love 22601 likes likeBob Marley�You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect�you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break�her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she's not there.� ? Bob Marley