Mourning is the price we pay for having the courage to love others
— From Book “A Matter of Love and Life”
The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherfucking shit out of love…
“Love is the feeling we have for those we care deeply about and hold in high regard. It can be light as the hug we give a friend or heavy as the sacrifices we make for our children. It can be romantic, platonic, familial, fleeting, everlasting, conditional, unconditional, imbued with sorrow, stoked by sex, sullied by abuse, amplified by kindness, twisted by betrayal, deepened by time, darkened by difficulty, leavened by generosity, nourished by humor, and “loaded with promises and commitments” that we may or may not want or keep. The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherfucking shit out of love.”
From Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?
— Albert Einstein
Love is the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle aged, and the mutual dependence of the old
— John Ciardi
A marriage counselor was giving a seminar to a room filled with people seeking marital advice…
— From Invest Like a Guru – How to Generate Higher Returns at Reduced Risk with Value Investing P. 39
… he projected his first slide, the key to a successful marriage, which showed just one phrase:
‘Love each other, forever.’
Participants started to shake their heads and said the sentiment was hard to put in practice. Then the marriage counselor put up his second slide, which said:
‘If you cannot do that, now you need to follow these four rules: (1) Compromise, tolerate, and forgive. (2) Make it a habit to compromise, tolerate, and forgive. (3) Pretend to be a fool. (4) Make that a habit, too.’
The participants grew more vocal, saying the four rules are impossible to follow. Waiting until they quieted down, the counselor put up his third slide, which said:
‘If you cannot follow these four rules, now you need to do these 16 things right: (1) Don’t lose your tempers at the same time. (2) Don’t yell unless it is an emergency. (3) When getting into an argument, let your spouse win. (4) Don’t let an argument last overnight. (5) Always be ready to apologize …’
After reading these, some laughed and some sighed. The counselor then showed his fourth slide, which said:
‘If you still cannot follow 16 rules, now you need to do these 256 things right…’
The purpose of life is to convert time into love
— David Roberts of Puyallup Washington from Guideposts