John Steinbeck on Falling in Love: A 1958 Letter of Advice to His Lovesick Teenage Son
Love, as all the good novels know, is a question of title, deed, and possession.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Novelist and literary scholar C. S. Lewis on the risk of love:
"There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies a... See more
"There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies a... See more
30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage
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The roots of great love stories are planted slowly over the years, with each turn you take together, each lesson learned. The love you desire is one you create with someone who is as equally willing to expand with you as you are with them. We do not lose love when we lack passion, we lose it when we lack any further potential for growth.