Quotes About Love

Classical wasn't my only interest in those days. Potsdam was the place where I fell in love with jazz, a love that, for a while at least, I thought would be my life.

Deep down, I'm a Texas girl looking for that big romance every girl dreams about. Biologically, I look forward to being a cornerstone of a family. I'll be in my glory when I have a child on my knee.

Rituals are routines that force us to move faithfully even when we no longer feel like being faithful. Until our heart has the time to arouse itself and find its way back to those we love, rituals make us show up for duty.

I cannot forget my mother. [S]he is my bridge. When I needed to get across, she steadied herself long enough for me to run across safely.

The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Jesus-centered spiritual formation is the process of being transformed into the image of Christ, through a relationship of intimacy with God, by the power of the Spirit, in order to live a good and beautiful life of faith, hope, love, joy, and peace—a life that will be a blessing to oneself and to others and will glorify God now and for all eternity. — James Bryan Smith

Any kingdom that defines glory in terms of a bloody cross is obviously peculiar. — Stanley Hauerwas

I hated cats. I was a dog lover," Des says with a shrug. "What's the point of a cat? They're not affectionate. But that's because it's not my cat. I mean, your wife wouldn't jump on my lap. That's because she's your wife, not mine. Until you have your own cat, you really don't understand.

Love needs time, and time is the air love breathes, and people have no time.

I want to know how I can break down that wall and prove to you that I'm the man for you and figure out what we need to do to go to the next level.

Family business stays in the family, her mother had always said right after she'd told them, When all is said and done, family is all you got.

Stella couldn't help but feel she'd diminished him too—regulating him to nothing more than a good time. But his being there, his love and concern—his ability to encourage her alternative thinking—had her ready to reconsider.

I'm just saying, sissy, love the life God gave you. Stop trying to create a different one.

a relationship isn't good because it lasts a lifetime. A relationship is good if it gives you the wisdom of a lifetime.

We are designed to love and be loved. To love what we do and be able to boldly say we are living our best life. And if you're not walking in your happiness every day, you need to change the path.

keep telling you I'm just trying to get my life together and then I'll be able to buy you," he said, stroking her hair.

Even the fact that to be for God, leads to the maximum blessedness, is secondary to the fact that we are for Him.

Pinot Noir country. My grape. The one varietal that truly enchants me, both stills and steals my heart with its elusive loveliness and false promises of transcendence. I loved her, and I would continue to follow her siren call until my wallet--or liver, whichever came first--gave out.

Everything about her, the way she walked, the way she stood, her eyes and mouth and whole face, seemed to be saying, without trying or intending to, that if you happened to be hers, and she yours, life would be full of pleasant and interesting surprises.

No doctor should assume responsibility for the health of one he loves or one he hates.

seemed likely to remain so for another seven, or even twenty-seven, for the only girl I had ever been really soft on had found another bargain she liked

She turned back to me, graceful as a big cat, straight and proud, not quite smiling, her warm dark eyes as curious as if she had never seen a man before. I knew damn well I ought to say something, but what? The only thing to say was "Will you marry me?" but that wouldn't do because the idea of her washing dishes or darning socks was preposterous.

Just because they aren't with us doesn't mean we don't have parents anymore.

Juana ran her hand over her mother's face. "One day