Category Archives: Quotes

Jeanette Winterson says you don’t get over it…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Attempted Love

“You’ll get over it…” It’s the cliches that cause the trouble. To lose someone you love is to alter your life for ever. You don’t get over it because ‘it” is the person you loved. The pain stops, there are … Continue reading →

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Lisa Schroeder asks was it hard…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Attempted Love

“Was it hard?” I ask. Letting go?” Not as hard as holding on to something that wasn’t real.” – Lisa Schroeder

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William Blake says it is infinite…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Attempted Love

“If a thing loves, it is infinite.” – William Blake

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W. Somerset Maugham says the great tragedy of life is not that men perish…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Attempted Love

“The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.” – W. Somerset Maugham

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Albert Einstein says love is a better master…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Attempted Love

“Love is a better master than duty.” – Albert Einstein

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Kurt Vonnegut says to love whoever is around to be loved…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Attempted Love

“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” – Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

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Elizabeth Gilbert says to lose balance sometimes…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Attempted Love

“To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life.”  – Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

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