Love makes the wildest spirit tame,
and the tamest spirit wild
-Alexis Delp.

Love is a friendship caught on fire
-Northern Exposure.

We say we love flowers, yet we pluck them.
We say we love trees, yet we cut them down.
And some people still wonder why some are afraid
when they are told they are loved
-Unknown.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities
or pride; so I love you because I knew no other
way than this, where 'I' does not exist, nor 'you'.
So close that your hand on my chest is my hand, so
close that your eyes close as I fall asleep
-Pablo Neruda.

Love is an irresistible desire
to be irresistibly desired
-Robert Frost.

Immature love says: "I love you because I need you."
Mature love says: "I need you because I love you."
-Erich Fromm.

You can't force someone to love you;
all you can do is become someone who can be loved;
the rest is up to them
-Unknown.

Lust is when you love what you see.
Love is when you lust for what's inside
-Renee Conkle.

To love someone is nothing,
to be loved by someone is something,
but to be loved by the one you love is everything
-Unknown.

I love you, and because I love you, I would
sooner have you hate me for telling you the
truth than adore me for telling you lies
-Pietro Aretino.

...more to come!