“I now think, Love is rather deaf, than blind, For else it could not be, That she, Whom I adore so much, should so slight me, And cast my love behind.” ThinkingShouldLove IsBehindsBlindCastsAdoreDeaf Book:The Works of Ben Jonson Source: The Works of Ben Jonson
“For to cast away a virtuous friend, I call as bad as to cast away one's own life, which one loves best.” FriendshipLove IsCastsVirtuousOne LoveCast Away Book:The Tragedies of Sophocles: Literally Translated Into English Prose, with Notes Source: The Tragedies of Sophocles: Literally Translated Into English Prose, with Notes
“Love is the bridge that leads from the I sense to the We, and there is a paradox about personal love. Love of another individual opens a new relation between the personality and the world. The lover responds in a new way to nature and may even write poetry. Love is affirmation; it motivates the yes responses and the sense of wider communication. Love casts out fear, and in the security of this togetherness we find contentment, courage. We no longer fear the age-old haunting questions: "Who am I?" "Why am I?" "Where am I going?" - and having cast out fear, we can be honest and charitable.” WorldWayWritingMayAgeIndividualLove IsHonestSecurityCommunicationPersonalityLoversRelationResponseCastsBeing HonestBridgesContentmentParadoxNew WaysAffirmationHauntingTogethernessLove PoetryCharitablePersonal Love Author:Carson McCullers