“And when you get down to it, that’s the only purpose grand enough for a human life. Not just to love — but to persist in love.” – Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees
Quotes
“One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” – Lewis Carroll
“Love is what you’ve been through with somebody.” – James Thurber
“Don’t imagine that love, to be true and burning, must be extraordinary. No; what we need in our love is the continuous desire to love the one we love.” – Mother Teresa
“That’s what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.” – John Green, The Fault In Our Stars
“The art of love…is largely the art of persistence.” – Albert Ellis
“The greatest gift we can make to others is our true presence.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
“Things of great wonder come to those who give their all to love.” – Hadewijch of Brabant
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” – Maya Angelou
“Time is how you spend your love.” – Zadie Smith
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