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Quotes About Relationship

cualquier manera de amistad es vivir en conversación y compañía
~ Aristotle
We have rules. Full disclosure, for one thing. And we're in bed with each other at the end of the day. Our commitment is for life, and we save our hearts for each other. That way we can have play AND permanency. If monogamy becomes more important than fidelity, you're bound to get hurt. It's all the lying that clobbers you, not the sex.
~ Armistead Maupin
His name is Jed," he said. "He's in pre-law at Rice University. That's all I know, except that he's probably straight." The landlady gave him a sly smile. "That's what he told you? He's probably straight?" He laughed. "Well, he's currently in love with Bruce Springsteen, so I just assumed he was.
~ Armistead Maupin
There, as usual, she found her husband asleep in the flickering light of MTV. She knelt by the sofa and laid her hand gently on his chest. "Hey," she whispered. "Who's it gonna be? Me or Pat Benatar?" He stirred, rubbing his eyes with the knuckles of his forefinger. "Well?" she prodded. "I'm thinking.
~ Armistead Maupin
the parrots were annoyingly arrogant. You could buy the most beautiful one in town, she observed, but that wouldn't make it love you. You could feed it, care for it and exclaim over its loveliness, but there was nothing to guarantee that it would stay home with you. There had to be a lesson there somewhere.
~ Armistead Maupin
C'était le grand point fort de l'amour : quelqu'un qui vous attend et vous déclare que le chemin sera moins pénible, à partir de maintenant. Même si ce n'est peut-être pas vrai.
~ Armistead Maupin
if you can feel into both sides and articulate them, growing together happens. The solution to war is not peace but growing together.
~ Arnold Mindell
Mogo?e je imela prav, mogo?e se mu je res gnusila. Ampak gnus ni razlog za lo?itev, gnus je obenem najvišja stopnja intimnosti. Kon?na to?ka intimnosti. V kar se intimnost neizogibno razvije. Doma?nost gnusa, njegova nespremenljivost, poželenje, ki jo izzove. Hrepenenje, da bi se ti drugi še zadnji? lahko zagnusil. In da bi se pri tem vedno malo gnusil tudi samemu sebi.
~ Arnon Grunberg
He did not know that the Old One was his father, for such a relationship was utterly beyond his understanding, but as he looked at the emaciated body he felt a dim disquiet that was the ancestor of sadness.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
The Eagle had stopped talking for a moment. When Nicole looked at the alien again, his mesmerizing eyes seemed to be expressing an emotion. "Besides, you are special to us. You have played a key role in this endeavor.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
Why should I be? Nothing I have seen here in New Eden or on Earth suggests to me that humanity is capable of achieving harmony in its relationship with itself, much less with any other living creatures. Occasionally there is an individual, or even a group, that is able to transcend the basic genetic and environmental drawbacks of the species . . . But these people are miracles, certainly not the norm.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
Nothing I have seen here in New Eden or on Earth suggests to me that humanity is capable of achieving harmony in its relationship with itself, much less with any other living creatures.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
You would not call me a marrying man, Watson? No, indeed! You'll be interested to hear that I'm engaged. My dear fellow! I congrat- To Milverton's housemaid. My dear Holmes! I wanted information, Watson.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
I am lost without my Boswell. [Sherlock Holmes on Dr. Watson.]
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
A wondrous subtle thing is love, for here were we two, who had never seen each other before that day, between whom no word or even look of affection had ever passed, and yet now in an hour of trouble our hands instinctively sought for each other… So we stood hand in hand like two children, and there was peace in our hearts for all the dark things that surrounded us.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
Let me see—what are my other shortcomings? I get in the dumps at times, and don't open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I'll soon be right. What have you to confess now? It's just as well for two fellows to know the worst of one another before they begin to live together.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
It is a pity he did not write in pencil. As you have no doubt frequently observed, the impression usually goes through -- a fact which has dissolved many a happy marriage.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
What have you to confess now? It's just as well for two fellows to know the worst of one another before they begin to live together.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
In any case, Watson, you have turned out to be a prize flat-mate. I couldn't have asked for better.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
Watson: Get that out of my face. Sherlock: It's not in your face, it's in my hand. Watson: Get what's in your hand out of my face.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
Do you think he'll make a good king?" I asked. Again she seemed surprised. "Yes," she said. "But then I've known him all my life." As if that explains everything, I thought.
~ Sherwood Smith
My Dear Countess: You say you would prefer discourse to gifts. I am yours to command.
~ Sherwood Smith
My name. I have a name, and it's not Red Dragon. I am more than just the priestess's dragon. I am Eilrah, a man who wants you," he growled against her lips. "But you aren't a man. You only take this form when you feel like it," she replied coolly, turning her face aside.
~ Shiloh Walker