Love

“Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.” ...

“When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one ...

"Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with it's hope, even the ruins to which it clings. - Gustav Flaubert ...

"For one human being to love another:That is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation."         -  Rainer Maria ...

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdle, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." - Maya Angelou ...

"Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell." - Joan Crawford ...

"Love is friendship on fire." ...

"Love is being stupid together." - Paul Valéry ...

"The days are too short even for love; how can there ever be time for quarreling?" - Margaret Gatty ...

"Live every moment, laugh every day, love beyond words." ...