Other Than Oneself
“Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.”
― Iris Murdoch, Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Philosophy and Literature
Tag: love
Love People
“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”
― Vincent Van Gogh
Expecting
“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only with what you are expecting to give – which is everything”
― Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life
Unique and Irreplaceable
“The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.”
― Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume
Beside You
“How can you miss someone who’s right beside you?”
― Ann Aguirre, Wanderlust
Image: Lagoon Love – Andrik Langfield
Strength and Courage
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Lao Tzu
When You are not so Lovable
“That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.”
― Deb Caletti
Never Too Late
“Is there a place you can go to break away for a little while? If you haven’t yet built your tree house, it’s never too late to start.”
― Gina Greenlee, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road
Get Lost
“You have to get lost before you can be found.”
― Jeffrey Rasley, Light in the Mountains — A Hoosier Quaker Finds Communal Enlightenment in Nepal