Author Archives: Attempted Love

C.S. Lewis says love is not affectionate feeling…

“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.” – C.S. Lewis

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Oscar Wilde says the very essence…

“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”  – Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

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Tom Robbins says we waste time…

“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.”  – Tom Robbins

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Bertrand Russell says of all forms of caution…

“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.” – Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

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Emily Dickinson says I shall not live in vain…

“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.” – Emily Dickinson

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James Baldwin says love is a growing up…

“Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.” – James Baldwin

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The Civil Wars sing dance me through the panic…

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