Category Archives: quotes

From the Book of Runes, by Ralph Blum: “… In love relationships, in business matters, in partnering of everykind, you are put on notice not to collapse yourself into that union. For true partnership is achieved only by separate and … Continue reading →

“Fascination takes many forms, but all tap into instinctive triggers, such as the need to hunt, to control, to feel secure, to nurture and be nurtured. Some fascinations last only a heartbeat, while others last beyond a seventy-fifth wedding anniversary. … Continue reading →

In Jonathan Zap’s articulate oracle “No Tristans Allowed Beyond This Point – Debunking and Transforming the Western Myth of Romantic Love”, he works from this quote from We by Robert Johnson: “Romantic love is the single greatest energy system in … Continue reading →

A note about equal exchange: Tell me, Steve, is it too much to ask (see: below)? Is it unrealistic? Do we hurl into relationships full force and call it “loving fearlessly”? Are we really just throwing ourselves at the illusion … Continue reading →

“You have to be very fond of men. Very, very fond. You have to be very fond of them to love them. Otherwise they’re simply unbearable.” – Marguerite Duras

“The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating — in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as … Continue reading →

Ala Jake: “There are no insurmountable divisions between men and women; I believe that with all my heart. We create the walls between us out of the dust of thoughts and memories, held by the mortar of our experience. And … Continue reading →

“…we have only one short life in which to love.” (James Joyce to Nora, 27 October 1909)

Here’s a smattering of quotes (lifted from RobB’s latest batch of loveliness) about my favorite subject that seem to add to each other when juxtaposed/clustered together – like the delights in a box of chocolates: “Love sometimes wants to do … Continue reading →

This just in, from the fabulous weekly love letters of Rob Breszny: “Your face is true and your hair is perfect and I love you. You make boats in my dreams and you speak without words and I love you. … Continue reading →