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Quote by John Ciardi
Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young,

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. – John Ciardi

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What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down. – John Ciardi

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It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions. – John Ciardi

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He who is not impatient is not in love. – Italian Proverb

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I love it when someone insults me. That means that I dont have to be nice anymore. – Billy Idol

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The lover is a monotheist who knows that other people worship different gods but cannot himself imagine that there could be other gods. – Theodor Reik, Of Love and Lust, 1957

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As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision. – Helen Keller

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