Part of me still loves. More of me doesn’t.
Love Quotes
“Does all the beauty of the world stop when you die?”
“No,” said the Old Oak; “it will last much longer – longer than I can even think of.”
“Well, then,” said the little May-fly, “we have the same time to live; only we reckon differently.
It was true, Ben at age two was an astonishing thing. He’d demand love outright, grab at a breast or an arm, but as soon as he had enough affection, and that came quickly, he’d go completely limp, play dead until you let him go.
In that moment, we knew that we were all weird, all in this together, and that addressing our own suffering, while learning not to inflict it on others, is part of the work we’re all here to do. So is love, which comes in so many forms and can be directed at so many things.
The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation.
One can live magnificently in this world, if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.
Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted.
I heard what you said. I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved.
you know we’ve all sinned a lot against science
so we really ought to be as available as an apple
on a bough
pleasant thought fresh air free love cross-pollenization
oh oh god how I’d love to dream let alone sleep
We cannot dim another person’s light without first extinguishing our own.