Relationships Quotes

"Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great" "Family quarrels are bitter things. They don’t go according to any rules. They’re not like aches or wounds; they’re more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there’s not enough material." "There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice." "Your first marriage is to your parents, and it’s the shortest of all marriages." "Uncertainty keeps desire alive." "We seek the reassurance of love, but crave the excitement of desire." "Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it" "Truth springs from argument amongst friends" "Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents." "The heart was made to be broken." "People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life " "What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing" "Love is blind" "You must feel attraction toward someone before you know anything about them. " "This is not the profound, smouldering, lost love that poets speak of. This is an uncomfortable kick in the bollocks." "The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives." "Today, we turn to one person to provide what an entire village once did: a sense of grounding, meaning, and continuity." "To love is to have experienced the profound mutuality of others." "When we seek the gaze of another, it isn’t always our partner we are turning to—it’s the other in ourselves." "Erotic aliveness requires active engagement and the courage to let go."