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Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books. Gaston Bachelard 1884-1962, French Scientist, Philosopher, Literary Theorist 
There are books which take rank in your life with parents and LOVERS and passionate experiences, so medicinal, so stringent, so revolutionary, so authoritative. Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist 
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years. Henry Fielding 1707-1754, British Novelist, Dramatist 
Beauty. The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. Ambrose Bierce 1842-1914, American Author, Editor, Journalist, ''The Devil's Dictionary'' 
LOVERS who love truly do not write down their happiness. Anatole France 1844-1924, French Writer 
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. Anita Brookner 1938-, British Novelist, Art Historian 
What we ask of him is, that he should find out for us more than we can find out for ourselves. He must have the passion of a lover. Arthur Symons  
The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together. Barbara De Angelis American Expert on Relationship & Love, Author 
Love the whole world as a mother LOVERS her only child. Buddha 568-488 BC, Founder of Buddhism 
What a woman says to her avid lover should be written in wind and running water. Catullus BC 87-54, Roman Lyric Poet 
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. Charles Baudelaire 1821-1867, French Poet 
My God, these folks don't know how to love -- that's why they love so easily. D. H. Lawrence 1885-1930, British Author 
Friends will keep you sane, Love could fill your heart, A lover can warm your bed, But lonely is the soul without a mate. David Pratt  
An orgasm joins you to the past. Its timelessness becomes the brotherhood; the brethren are LOVERS; they extend the ''family.'' I share that sexuality. It was then, is now and will be in the future. Derek Jarman 1942-, British Filmmaker, Artist, Author 
The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the lover's imperfections. Djuna Barnes 1892-1982, American Author, Poet, Columnist 
If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal LOVERS. Doris Day 1924-, American Singer, Film Actress 
Scratch a lover, and find a foe. Dorothy Parker 1893-1967, American Humorous Writer 
Though LOVERS be lost love shall not; And death shall have no dominion. Dylan Thomas 1914-1953, Welsh Poet 
In every question and every remark tossed back and forth between LOVERS who have not played out the last fugue, there is one question and it is this: ''Is there someone new?'' Edna O'Brien  
I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son. Edward Gibbon 1737-1794, British Historian 
Pity the selfishness of LOVERS: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible. Elizabeth Bowen 1899-1973, Anglo-Irish Novelist 
A poor beauty finds more LOVERS than husbands. English Proverb Sayings of British Origin 
He is not a lover who does not love forever. Euripides BC 480-406, Greek Tragic Poet 
The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking LOVERS and taking no prisoners. Florence King 1936-, American Author, Critic 
What makes LOVERS never tire of one another is that they talk always about themselves. Francois De La Rochefoucauld 1613-1680, French Classical Writer 
The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her. Francois De La Rochefoucauld 1613-1680, French Classical Writer 
The last time I saw him he was walking down lover's lane holding his own hand. Fred A. Allen 1894-1957, American Radio Comic 
The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be LOVERS in disguise. George Santayana 1863-1952, American Philosopher, Poet 
I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane woman would be a lover of women because loving men is such a mess. I have always wished I'd fall in love with a woman. Damn. Germaine Greer 1939-, Australian Feminist Writer 
If most men and women were forced to rely upon physical charm to attract LOVERS, their sexual lives would be not only meagre but in a youth-worshipping country like America painfully brief. Gore Vidal 1925-, American Novelist, Critic 
Suffering is the ancient law of love; there is not quest without pain; there is no lover who is not also a martyr. Heinrich Suso  
A husband is what's left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted. Helen Rowland 1875-1950, American Journalist 
Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man. Helen Rowland 1875-1950, American Journalist 
It is easier to keep half a dozen LOVERS guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped guessing. Helen Rowland 1875-1950, American Journalist 
Between LOVERS a little confession is a dangerous thing. Helen Rowland 1875-1950, American Journalist 
In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past -- a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared. Henri Frederic Amiel 1821-1881, Swiss Philosopher, Poet, Critic 
Many of the phenomena of Winter are suggestive of an inexpressible tenderness and fragile delicacy. We are accustomed to hear this king described as a rude and boisterous tyrant; but with the gentleness of a lover he adorns the tresses of Summer. Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862, American Essayist, Poet, Naturalist 
It is a beautiful trait in the LOVERS character, that they think no evil of the object loved. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1819-1892, American Poet 
It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time. Honore De Balzac 1799-1850, French Novelist 
Every man needs two women, a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph. Iris Murdoch 1919-, British Novelist, Philosopher 
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. Jacques Prevert 1900-1977, French Poet 
Let the lover be disgraceful, crazy, absent-minded. Someone sober will worry about events going badly. Let the lover be. Jalal-Uddin Rumi 1207-1273, Persian Sufi Mystic Poet 
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. Jean Baudrillard French Postmodern Philosopher, Writer 
At the beginning and at the end of love, the two LOVERS are embarrassed to find themselves alone. Jean De La Bruyere 1645-1696, French Writer 
One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched. Jean De La Bruyere 1645-1696, French Classical Writer 
When I died last, and, Dear, I die as often as from thee I go though it be but an hour ago and LOVERS hours be full eternity. John Donne 1572-1632, British Metaphysical Poet 
Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions LOVERS seasons run? John Donne 1572-1632, British Metaphysical Poet 
These two imparadised in one another's arms, the happier Eden, shall enjoy their fill of bliss on bliss. John Milton 1608-1674, British Poet 
Children show scars like medals. LOVERS use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh. Leonard Cohen 1934-, Canadian-born American Musician, Songwriter, Singer 
A mistress never is nor can be a friend. While you agree, you are LOVERS; and when it is over, anything but friends. Lord Byron 1788-1824, British Poet 
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