Not Love Quotes

“Control and manipulation are not love; the outcome is a life of imprisonment ultimately leading to deep-rooted feelings of resentment.”
― Ken Poirot

“Last night, dancing alone on the lagoon shore, swaying about with the moon and mayflies, she'd imagined she was ready. Thought she knew all about mating from watching doves. No one had ever told her about sex, and her only experience with foreplay had been with Tate. But she knew the details from her biology books and had seen more creatures copulating- and it wasn't merely "rubbing their bottoms together" like Jodie had said- than most people ever would.
But this was too abrupt- picnic, then mate the Marsh Girl. Even male birds woo the females for a while, flashing brilliant feathers, building bowers, staging magnificent dances and love songs. Yes, Chase had laid out a banquet, but she was worth more than fried chicken. And "Dixie" didn't count as a love song. She should've known it would be like this. Only time male mammals hover is when they're in the rut.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“When you can figure it out, it's not love. When you can't, it is. Plus, you're screwed.”
― Nitya Prakash

“Even as his affection for me remained assumed and confined to his thoughts, his persistent skepticism regarding my efforts to express love always left me questioning where I fell short.”
― Malar

“Even as his affection for me remained assumed and confined to his head (If Any), his persistent skepticism regarding my efforts to express love always left me questioning where I fell short.”
― Malar