My heart beat so hard when I was near him, I feared he could hear my secret longing for him. – Terri Guillemets, 1988, journal
He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began. – Leo Tolstoy
The arms of love encompass you with your present, your past, your future, the arms of love gather you together. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Southern Mail, 1929, translated from French by Curtis
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. – William Shakespeare
Love would never be a promise of a rose garden unless it is showered with light of faith, water of sincerity and air of passion. – Author Unknown
If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I. – Michel de Montaigne