Quote by Anita Brookner
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after wh

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule. – Anita Brookner

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In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game. – Anita Brookner

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The more we are filled with thoughts of lust the less we find true romantic love. – Douglas Horton

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In real love you want the other persons good. In romantic love you want the other person. – Margaret Anderson

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