Tag Archives: anguish

Alexsey Tolstoy says e’en now I pine for thee with old-time passion…

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Attempted Love

Believe me not, dear, when in hours of anguish I say my love for thee exists no more. At ebb of tide, think not the sea is faithless; It will return with love unto the shore. E’en now I pine … Continue reading →

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Jacqueline Carey says true friendship must be akin to romance…

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Attempted Love

“True friendship must be akin to romance, I think; only without all the anguish and anxiety.” – Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel’s Scion

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Edna St. Vincent Millay says I have lost you; and I lost you fairly…

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Attempted Love

“Well, I have lost you; and I lost you fairly; In my own way, and with my full consent. Say what you will, kings in a tumbrel rarely Went to their deaths more proud than this one went. Some nights … Continue reading →

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Orhan Pamuk says how much can we ever know about the love and pain in another heart…

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Attempted Love

“How much can we ever know about the love and pain in another heart? How much can we hope to understand those who have suffered deeper anguish, greater deprivation, and more crushing disappointments than we ourselves have known?” – Orhan … Continue reading →

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