Author Archives: Attempted Love

John Gower says if he deludes his own wits…

“There is no deception on the part of the woman, where a man bewilders himself: if he deludes his own wits, I can certainly acquit the women. Whatever man allows his mind to dwell upon the imprint his imagination has … Continue reading

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I’m crying because my delusion of who you were…

“I’m not crying because of you; you’re not worth it. I’m crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.” – Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

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David Brooks says being in love can’t be done by a person in a self-oriented mind-set…

“Being in love can’t be done by a person in a self-oriented mind-set, asking: Does this choice serve me? Online dating is fascinating because it is more or less the opposite of its object: love. When online daters actually meet, … Continue reading

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Roger de Bussy-Rabutin says absence is to love what wind is to fire…

“Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great.” – Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

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Katherine Mansfield says the mind I love…

“The mind I love must have wild places.” – Katherine Mansfield

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D.H. Lawrence says perhaps only people who are capable of real togetherness…

“Perhaps only people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being alone in the universe. The others have a certain stickiness, they stick to the mass.” – D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover

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Sylvia Plath says I was my own woman…

“I was my own woman. The next step was to find the proper sort of man.” – Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

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