I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul.Victor Hugo
A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.Friedrich Nietzsche
Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.Honoré de Balzac
The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Chekhov directors and Chekhov actors love working on his plays because there seems to be no end to what you can find out about the micro-narrative when you're investigating a text.Tom Stoppard
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.Honoré de Balzac
That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.Rumi
