#lover

French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

#adultery #after #allow #between #consequently

If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it, she may lose the opportunity of fixing him; and it will then be but poor consolation to believe the world equally in the dark. There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost any attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to itself. We can all begin ‘freely’- as light preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have a heart enough to be really in love without encouragement. ↗

— Jane Austen

#lovers #equality

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet. ↗

— Plato

#another #back #becomes #every #every heart

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#creating #instead #looking #lover #perfect

If you work hard and try your best absolutely anyone can do anything. ↗

— Helen Glover British rowing gold medalist London

#inspirational #london-olympics- #inspirational

He didn't ask because he didn't wanted to know. If you know, moments die an instant death. She held his hand in hers; hiding them like a pearl; her coral eyes ensconcing his pain. ↗

— Aporva Kala

#death

A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover. ↗

— Clifton Paul Fadiman

#bottle #i #lover #met #never

The wish to lead out one's lover must be a tribal feeling; the wish to be seen as loved is part of one's self-respect. ↗

— Elizabeth Bowen

#lead #loved #lover #must #out

While some dismiss the Bible as a dusty old book, I view its pages as portals to adventure. Not only is the book chock-full of clever plots and compelling stories, but it’s laced with historical insights and literary beauty. When I open the Scripture, I imagine myself exploring an ancient kingdom . . . With every encounter, I learn something new about their life journeys and am reminded that the Bible is more than a record of the human quest for God: it’s the revelation of God’s quest for us.” - Scouting the Divine ↗

— Margaret Feinberg

#margaret-feinberg #scouting-the-divine #beauty

Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

#flesh #happens #like #lovers #made