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He wanted Rachel to be his wife, his lover, the centre of his whole world; a girlfriend implied that he would see her from time to time, that she would have some kind of independent existence away from him, and he didn't want that at all. ↗

— Nick Hornby

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marriage is an arrangement between like-minded parties. It’s a partnership, not a love affair. I never lied to you or kept anything of importance from you.”She looked at him then, almost stunned, as if she didn’t recognize him. He didn’t like it. Not at all. ↗

— Mira Lyn Kelly

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Loving others is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Altruism that rewards one's self. ↗

— Allan Lokos

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I mean, I'm happy to see you, but why aren't you home?" "Wherever my wife sleeps is my home. ↗

— Olivia Parker

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I am going to give my heart what it desires, & give my soul what it yearns for.. Since no one else is capable of doing it. ↗

— Lorinda Corona

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I do not think that one should demand that love be forever. Perhaps it is better that it not be forever. How can one answer for more than the moment? Who knows what strange tides may sweep us away? What depths there may be, or twists and turns and shallows? Each life sails a separate course, although sometimes, and this is the best of times, two lives may move along together until the end of time. ↗

— Louis L’Amour

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You know those little moments when an unexpected act or a spoken word affects your heart with sweet, satiating intensity - a simple gesture that possesses deep, personal meaning beyond what anyone realizes?  You know those tender moments?  That's God pressing his lips on your forehead and whispering, 'I love you'. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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Gratitude is the creative force, the mother and father of love. It is in gratitude that real love exists. Love expands only when gratitude is there. Limited love does not offer gratitude. Limited love is immediately bound by something- by constant desires or constant demands. But when it is unlimited love, constant love, then gratitude comes to the fore. This love becomes all gratitude. ↗

— Sri Chinmoy

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I do feel responsible. He used to be able to look after himself. Now he can't. That's so different, so strange. The big question is: Is more improvement really possible, or should I stop pushing him?' [p. 153] ↗

— Diane Ackerman

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Perhaps it's simply the dual nature of marriage, the proximity of violence and love. ↗

— Adam Ross

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