: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.,"Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The E
3) "Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarra
ssed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pre
ssure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmne
ss when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed po
ssible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and po
ssibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.",Bob Marley
4) "The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugline
ss, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.",Elie Wiesel
5) Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and me
ss you up.,"Neil Gaiman, The Kindly Ones"
6) "This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to me
ss up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to me
ss it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And baby, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soulmate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.",Marilyn Monroe
7) "There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.","Sarah De
ssen, The Truth About Forever"
8) Love is that condition in which the happine
ss of another person is e
ssential to your own.,"Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land"
9) "You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect—you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break—her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and mi
ss her when she's not there.",Bob Marley
10) "I'm in love with you,"" he said quietly.""Augustus,"" I said.""I am,"" he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. ""I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the busine
ss of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you.","John Green, The Fault in Our Stars"
11) "We’re all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdne
ss is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdne
ss—and call it love—true love.","Robert Fulghum, True Love"
12) "Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindne
ss and errors and betrayals. It dies of illne
ss and wounds; it dies of wearine
ss, of witherings, of tarnishings.",Anaïs Nin
13) The real lover is the man who can thrill you by ki
ssing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.,Marilyn Monroe
14) "To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and po
ssibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishne
ss. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionle
ss, airle
ss, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.","C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves"
15) "When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.","Je
ss C. Scott, The Intern"
16) "He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and mi
ss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.",Bob Marley
17) Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you.,"Sarah De
ssen, This Lullaby"
18) In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repre
ssed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.,"Jane Austen, Pride And Prejudice"
19) "Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are prince
sses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest e
ssence, something helple
ss that wants our love.","Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet"
20) "And now I’m looking at you,” he said, “and you’re asking me if I still want you, as if I could stop loving you. As if I would want to give up the thing that makes me stronger than anything else ever has. I never dared give much of myself to anyone before – bits of myself to the Lightwoods, to Isabelle and Alec, but it took years to do it – but, Clary, since the first time I saw you, I have belonged to you completely. I still do. If you want me.","Ca
ssandra Clare, City of Gla
ss"
21) "Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet.To make all your friends feelthat there is something in themTo look at the sunny side of everythingand make your optimism come true.To think only the best, to work only for the best,and to expect only the best.To be just as enthusiastic about the success of othersas you are about your own.To forget the mistakes of the pastand press on to the greater achievements of the future.To wear a cheerful countenance at all timesand give every living creature you meet a smile.To give so much time to the improvement of yourselfthat you have no time to criticize others.To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,not in loud words but great deeds.To live in faith that the whole world is on your sideso long as you are true to the best that is in you.","Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them"