In Praise of Love
Even in romance, any aspiring Romeo or Werther knows that without sacrifice, there is no true love. The sacrifice is not just a way to convince your lover that you are serious; it is also a way to convince yourself that you are really in love. Why do you think women ask their lovers for diamond rings? Once the lover makes such a huge financial sacr
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Il est mauvais que des aimés parlent la même langue, il est mauvais qu’ils puissent réellement se comprendre, qu’ils puissent échanger par des mots, car la parole n’a pas pour vocation de créer l’amour, mais la division et la haine, la parole sépare à mesure qu’elle se produit, alors qu’un informe babillage amoureux, semi-linguistique, parler à sa
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“You don’t know me, I don’t know you.” It is just accidental. Needs are there; people feel lonely; they need somebody to fill their loneliness. They call it love. They show love because that is the only way to hook the other. The other also calls it love because that is the only way to hook you. But who knows whether there is love or not? In fact,
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