Category Archives: Quotes

Soren Kierkegaard says to cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception…

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Attempted Love

“To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, either in time or in eternity.” – Soren Kierkegaard

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David Leithan says we need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong…

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Attempted Love

“We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust.” – David Levithan, Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List

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Annie Dillard says there are no events but thoughts and the heart’s hard turning…

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Attempted Love

“There are no events but thoughts and the heart’s hard turning, the heart’s slow learning where to love and whom. The rest is merely gossip, and tales for other times.” – Annie Dillard, Holy the Firm

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Ray Bradbury says if we listened to our intellect we’d never have a love affair…

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Attempted Love

“If we listened to our intellect we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go in business because we’d be cynical: “It’s gonna go wrong.” Or “She’s going to hurt me.” Or,”I’ve had a couple … Continue reading →

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Steve Maraboli says I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me…

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Attempted Love

“I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.” – Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

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Richelle E. Goodrich says to love is to accept a soul entirely…

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Attempted Love

“To love is to accept a soul entirely, not wishing that the person was otherwise, nor hoping for change, nor clinging to some ideal past. To love is to cherish the individual standing before you presently―charms, quirks, and all. To … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis says this is one of the miracles of love…

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Attempted Love

“For this is one of the miracles of love; it gives — to both, but perhaps especially to the woman — a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.” – C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

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