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We have killed “duty” so that our ardent desire for free brotherhood acquires heroic valor in life. We have killed “pity” because we are barbarians capable of great love. We have killed “altruism” because we are generous egoists. We have killed “philanthropic solidarity” so that the social man unearths his most secret “I” and finds the strength of the “Unique”. ↗

— Renzo Novatore

#egoism #love

I don't blame you. But if there's anything else you have to tell me, now would be the time." He pressed forward, urging me to stretch on the couch. Coming over me, he whispered, "I'm in love with you." With everything going wrong, that was the one thing that was totally right. It was enough. ↗

— Sylvia Day

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Aiden moved so quickly that one second I was in his lap, and the next I was on my back and he was hovering above me. He lowered his head so that his lips brushed mine softly. That one all-too-wuick touch nearly undid me. "I love you," he said, and those were the last words spoken for quite some time. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#alex #love #love

Thank you," Caleb said, and hugged me once more. Part of me wanted to stay in Caleb's arms, because he'd always had this grounding effect on me. Caleb was my rational side. He was more than that; other than my mother, he was the first person I'd ever truly loved. Caleb would always be my best friend. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#caleb #underworld #love

Your body is away from me, but there is a window open from my heart to yours. ↗

— Rumi

#love #love

#quote Si la persona a la que amas dejara de ser la persona a la que amas, ¿acaso tú podrías seguir amándola...? ↗

— Juan Luis Ortiz Hidalgo

#love #thinking #love

...love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign...to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It is in your very skin. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#love #love

This sort of quiet gazing, which was like a feeding of the heart... ↗

— Iris Murdoch

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Un día de éstos vas a recordar esta época de tu vida como un dulce momento de tristeza. Entenderás que, estando “de duelo y teniendo roto el corazón, estás en el mejor sitio posible para cambiar tu vida. En un hermoso lugar dedicado a la devoción y en un estado de gracia. Vive este momento minuto a minuto. Deja que las cosas se arreglen solas ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

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...She helped me find my heart when I thought my heart was gone. ↗

— Stephen King

#love #love