Love Quotes Quote by Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The fact is…I’m in love with you, and I have been for some time.”

“A quiet but indomitable voice behind me said, “I believe this is my dance.” It was him. I could feel his presence. The warmth of him seeped into my back, and I quivered all over like spring leaves in a warm breeze.”

“He then put both hands on the door on either side of my head and leaned in close, pinning me against it. I trembled like a downy rabbit caught in the clutches of a wolf. The wolf came closer. He bent his head and began nuzzling my cheek. The problem was…I wanted the wolf to devour me.”

“A girl can still admire, can’t she? Even those who can’t afford to go in the store can still window-shop. Right? Knowing he wasn’t for me didn’t mean I couldn’t covet the merchandise.”

“One of the best guides to how to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others. There was a time when I felt lousy about my over-forty body, saw myself as too fat, too this, or too that. Yet I fantasized about finding a lover who would give me the gift of being loved as I am. It is silly, isn't it, that I would dream of someone else offering to me the acceptance and affirmation I was withholding from myself. This was a moment when the maxim "You can never love anybody if you are unable to love yourself" made clear sense. And I add, "Do not expect to receive the love from someone else you do not give yourself.”

“Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.”

“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”

“She had never imagined she had the power to make someone else so happy. And not a magical power, either--a purely human one.”

“Find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go.”