Love Quotes

Its better to stay single than being single again

~ Sharfaraz Ahmed

In her attempt to make me a good man, I made her a bad woman.

~ Darnell Lamont Walker

I thought you might supply some tendernessI lackedBut out of all the things I offered you took mybreath awayand now I want it back

~ Carrie Fisher

Women and men are lost in the same labyrinth .. on different floors.

~ Bogdan Vaida

Seconds feel like centuries when I am not in your presence.

~ A.h. Septimius

We met at a cross-roads in life,But we were going different directions.We were part of each other's lives,But only for a moment.The first person that you meet in lifeWon't necessarily be the one who's forever.Just look at you and me,And it's not hard to see thatThis is the moment before life goes on.We are still friends;We are still really good friends.Please tell me that you agree.But I'm not the one for you,And you just can't see yourself with me.

~ Margo T. Rose

Because sooner or later, all kinds of love - crazy love, wild love- fade into the same thing. The love becomes old and predictable -safe.

~ Lang Leav

What does a freelance researcher do?” “Researches things.” He winks at me and helps lift my bike onto a cobblestone walkway. “It’s not an interesting or particularly sexy job. Nobody wants to date a perpetual studier, but I bet there’s an army of guys crawling over each other to get to you.”More like crawling away. “You’re ridiculous. Who’d ever want to date me?”“Someone like you? There’d be a line at your door as soon as work got out.”“Oh, would you be in the line?” Sarcasm. Not a real question. I don’t care if he responds—heat burns my toes, ears, and everything in-between—well, maybe I care a little.Jack pauses and gazes into me. “Yeah … I’m in the line … and I’m better than all the other guys so you should really pick me. I’m funny. I’m strong, like, I could sweep you off your feet and run without breaking a sweat. I can also blow milk through my nose, but only if I’m drunk and the milk is warm.

~ Caroline George

When we respond to our pain and suffering with love, understanding, and acceptance—for ourselves, as well as others— over time, we can let go of our anger, even when we’ve been hurt to the core. But that doesn’t mean we ever forget.

~ Sharon Salzberg

We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Ultimately, we forgive others in order to free ourselves.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Real forgiveness in close relationships is never easy. It can’t be rushed or engineered.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Audrey, if you had the choice, would you rather be his muse or be in his arms? I want to be both. I know it's the exception rather than the rule, but I can't hepl what I want.

~ Lang Leav

We nurture our sense of connection with the larger whole, noticing that the whole is only as healthy as its smallest part.

~ Sharon Salzberg

My boy?he is evenbetter than books.-fiction has nothing on you.

~ Amanda Lovelace

There comes a moment when we must choose how we’re going to love someone. Some forms of love leave a sweet memory once they’re gone, others leave scars. But there are forms that when stolen, destroy part of who we are—love that transforms us.

~ Caroline George

Are you real?” Stupid. Of course he’s real.“Yes, Julie. I’m not the mystical man from your dreams.

~ Caroline George

A relationship is the union of two psychological systems.

~ Sharon Salzberg

When we set an intention to explore our emotional hot spots, we create a pathway to real love.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Angelina said, Mom. I don't want you to die. That's the whole thing. You took from me the ability to care for you in your old age, and I wanted to be with you when you died, when you die. Mom. I wanted that.

~ Elizabeth Strout

Often in close relationships, the subject being discussed is not the subject at all.

~ Sharon Salzberg

When we develop our ability to love in one realm, we simultaneously nourish our ability in others, as long as we remain open to the flow of insight and compassion.

~ Sharon Salzberg

So often we operate from ideas of love that don’t fit our reality.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Feelings of apathy as they relate to our relationships often stem from insufficiently paying attention to those around us.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Only when we start to distinguish reality from fantasy that we can humbly, with eyes wide open, forge loving and sustainable connections with others.

~ Sharon Salzberg

One foundation of loving relationships is curiosity, keeping open to the idea that we have much to learn even about those we have been close to for decades.

~ Sharon Salzberg

When we don’t tell those we love about what’s really going on or listen carefully to what they have to say, we tend to fill in the blanks with stories.

~ Sharon Salzberg

He returned her gaze, yearning for sentimental solace; love which emanated from a familiar source, mattered little how bedevilling. They shared an intimate moment, a silent tête-à-tête, which seemed to confront doubts each harboured.

~ A.h. Septimius

Although much of the work we do in committed relationships we do with our partners, sometimes it’s necessary to start with ourselves.

~ Sharon Salzberg

With our close friends, family members, and lovers, we hope to create a special world, one in which we can expect to be treated fairly, with care, tenderness, and compassion.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Be open to the possibility that there are other paths available to you in relating to yourself and to another.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Without equanimity, we might give love to others only in an effort to bridge the inevitable and healthy space that always exists between two people.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Whether we fear the existence of boundaries with others or crave more of them, there’s no denying that individuation and separation are inevitable parts of loving relationships that become the site of tension.

~ Sharon Salzberg

We have to know ourselves to know where we end and another person begins, and we have to develop the skills to navigate the space between us. Or else we will seek wholeness through false means that honor neither us nor those we love.

~ Sharon Salzberg

How we traverse the space between us when conflict arises has a profound effect on the health and longevity of our relationships.

~ Sharon Salzberg

A particularly difficult line to navigate is the one between fear and love, especially for parents, who want more than anything to protect their children from suffering.

~ Sharon Salzberg

The paradigm for our relationships is formed from our earliest experiences and is actually hardwired into our neurological and emotional network.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Letting go of the belief that we’re powerless to help relieve our own suffering enhances our ability not only to heal but also to genuinely love and receive the love of others.

~ Sharon Salzberg

The key in letting go is practice. Each time we let go, we disentangle ourselves from our expectations and begin to experience things as they are.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Mindfulness won’t ensure you’ll win an argument with your sister. Mindfulness won’t enable you to bypass your feelings of anger or hurt either. But it may help you see the conflict in a new way, one that allows you to break through old patterns.

~ Sharon Salzberg