"In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past -- a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared."

Amiel, Henri Frederic on Lovers
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"One can be a soldier without dying, and a lover without sighing."

Arnold, Sir Edwin on Lovers
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"Lovers should also have their days off."

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"The lover of life makes the whole world into his family, just as the lover of the fair sex creates his from all the lovely women he has found, from those that could be found, and those who are impossible to find."

Baudelaire, Charles on Lovers
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"There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is not just a stock of affects or pleasure, but also the possibility of playing double or quits with the share you hold in the other's heart."

Baudrillard, Jean on Lovers
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"Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible."

Bowen, Elizabeth on Lovers
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"When Death to either shall come -- I pray it be first to me."

Bridges, Robert on Lovers
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"A man can go from being a lover to being a stranger in three moves flat but a woman under the guise of friendship will engage in acts of duplicity which come to light very much later. There are different species of self-justification."

Brookner, Anita on Lovers
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"Never the time and the place and the loved one all together!"

Browning, Robert on Lovers
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"One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched."

Bruyere, Jean De La on Lovers
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"Lovers may be -- and indeed generally are -- enemies, but they never can be friends, because there must always be a spice of jealousy and a something of Self in all their speculations."

Byron, Lord on Lovers
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"One who has not only the four S's, which are required in every good lover, but even the whole alphabet; as for example... Agreeable, Bountiful, Constant, Dutiful, Easy, Faithful, Gallant, Honorable, Ingenious, Kind, Loyal, Mild, Noble, Officious, Prudent, Quiet, Rich, Secret, True, Valiant, Wise; the X indeed, is too harsh a letter to agree with him, but he is Young and Zealous."

Cervantes, Miguel De on Lovers
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"When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as parents or husband, that they belong to each other in the name of Nature, and are lovers by Divine right, in spite of human convention or the laws."

Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De on Lovers
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"There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives."

Connolly, Cyril on Lovers
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"Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?"

Donne, John on Lovers
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"A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind. A lady, in the presence of her lover, should never want a looking-glass; as a beau, in the presence of his looking-glass, never wants a mistress."

Fielding, Henry on Lovers
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"Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness."

France, Anatole on Lovers
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"A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all. Circumspection and devotion are a contradiction in terms."

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"The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her."

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De on Lovers
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"My God, these folks don't know how to love -- that's why they love so easily."

Lawrence, D. H. on Lovers
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"Queen Guenever, for whom I make here a little mention, that while she lived she was a true lover, and therefore she had a good end."

Malory, Sir Thomas on Lovers
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"I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether."

Martial, Marcus Valerius on Lovers
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"These two imparadised in one another's arms, the happier Eden, shall enjoy their fill of bliss on bliss."

Milton, John on Lovers
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"Every man needs two women, a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph."

Murdoch, Iris on Lovers
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"Scratch a lover, and find a foe."

Parker, Dorothy on Lovers
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"An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life."

Prevert, Jacques on Lovers
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"Between lovers a little confession is a dangerous thing."

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"It is easier to keep half a dozen lovers guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped guessing."

Rowland, Helen on Lovers
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"Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites they feed, but she makes hungry where most she satisfies."

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"We that are true lovers run into strange capers."

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"No one worth possessing can be quite possessed."

Teasdale, Sara on Lovers
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"You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before now to that mighty combination."

Trefusis, Violet on Lovers
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"The one who loves least controls the relationship."

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"There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing no married man knows anything about."

Wilde, Oscar on Lovers
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"Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em."

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"I do not love you

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

that this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep."

Neruda, Pablo on Lovers
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