“To be immortal and then die”
― Breathless
― Breathless
“Love is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. If love were only a feeling, there would be no basis for the promise to love each other forever. A feeling comes and it may go. How can I judge that it will stay forever, when my act does not involve judgment and decision.”
― The Art of Loving
― The Art of Loving
“No one ever asks what causes heterosexuality because no one is interested in stopping it”
― The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies
― The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies
“Everyone returns us to a different sense of ourselves, for we become a little of who they think we are.”
― On Love
― On Love
“Infantile love follows the principle: "I love because I am loved."
Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love."
Immature love says: "I love you because I need you."
Mature love says: "I need you because I love you.”
― The Art of Loving
Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love."
Immature love says: "I love you because I need you."
Mature love says: "I need you because I love you.”
― The Art of Loving
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