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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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Gabriel Garcia Marquez says it was the year they fell into devastating love…

“It was the year they fell into devastating love. Neither one could do anything except think about the other, dream about the other, and wait for letters with the same impatience they felt when they answered them.” – Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez, … Continue reading

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Emily Giffin says there is no better audience for someone in love…

“There is no better audience for someone in love than someone in love.” – Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed

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