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mysterious money had stood to him as the symbol of earthly good, and the immediate object of toil. He had seemed to love it little in the years when every penny had its purpose for him; for he loved the purpose then. But now, when all purpose was gone, that habit of looking towards the money and grasping it with a sense of fulfilled effort made a loam that was deep enough for the seeds of desire. ↗

— George Eliot

#idolatry #money #love

Really good writing has purpose and that purpose should be to shape other minds to desire truth and a more noble purpose in life and to become more thoughtful and knowledgable about important things like being kind and loving towards all living beings on our planet and not just humans but all animals. ↗

— Susan Waterfield

#existence #meaning #purpose #seeking-truth #writing

Yo ! Imma tell you like it is. I don't love niggas , I don't trust niggas and I damn sure don't cuff niggas ↗

— YungLit

#nene #love

Creep up and tell me that you, you love me more each time you, look into my eyes. ↗

— Tegan Quin

#creep-up-and-tell-me #if-it-was-you #look-into-my-eyes #sara-quin #tegan-and-sara

I stroked his long, appreciative back, all the way to the tip of his striped tail, and thought how frustrating it was that we can take such liberties with animals, but not with people. I wanted to stroke her head -this girl I secretly knew was called Flynn. ↗

— Joanne Horniman

#romance #love

I thought you would never find another love again. Oh, but you haven't missed a thing, no you haven't missed a thing. ↗

— Sara Quin

#haven-t-missed-a-thing #if-it-was-you #tegan-and-sara #terrible-storm #love

Tenía que enseñarle a pensar en el amor como un estado de gracia que no era un medio para nada, sino un origen y un fin en sí mismo. ↗

— Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

#love

There ain’t a gen’lm’n in all the land – nor yet sailing upon all the sea – that can love his lady more than I love her. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#love

Love of the written word. Nurture yet disseminate. ‪Accept and respect‬ people with a different viewpoint. Laugh if you must but spare the flint! ↗

— Deeba Salim Irfan

#love

I just wished to know if you mean to marry the girl. Spite of what you said of her lightness, I ha' known her long enough to be sure she'll make a noble wife for any one, let him be what he may; and I mean to stand by her like a brother; and if you mean rightly, you'll not think the worse on me for what I've now said; and if--but no, I'll not say what I'll do to the man who wrongs a hair of her head. He shall rue it to the longest day he lives, that's all. Now, sir, what I ask of you is this. If you mean fair and honourable by her, well and good: but if not, for your own sake as well as hers, leave her alone, and never speak to her more. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

#jem #love #protectiveness #love