Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.

Love is so short, forgetting is so long.

Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.

Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.

Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.

The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.

You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.

A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

Love does not dominate; it cultivates.

When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew it.

True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.