“That is the beauty of having characters that don't make a big deal out of being gay, or lesbian, or whatever. They are just what they are, and that is acceptable - and that nobody should question that and that love is love.” ShouldCharacterBigsLove IsDealsGayAcceptableBig DealBeing Gay Author:Katrina Law
“Take care, you who wish / to deal with names / for love. Behind their sweetness / and wrath, nothing endures. / Nothing but wounds and kisses.” CareNamesWishLove IsDealsBehindsKissingEndureTake CareWoundsSweetnessWrath Author:Hadewijch
“You can't actually have a romance between friends. That sort of defeats the definition of the word "romance." The word you're looking for is "love." It's a love between friends, just as there's also love between lovers, or possible lovers, or even ex-lovers. Same holds true for "bromance" - it's just a clever word used to avoid the word love, for straight boys who don't want that old-fashioned taint of gayness. Dudes, you love each other. Deal with it.” WantRomanceUsedLove IsDealsBoysLoversDefeatDefinitionsCleverOld FashionedExesLove Each OtherWords LoveBromanceGaynessEx Lover Author:David Levithan
“I like my privacy. I love being a part of [films], but when I'm not doing stuff, I like to go away. I enjoy being a person, a great deal.” PersonsFilmStuffEnjoyLove IsDealsPrivacyGoing AwayStuff I Like Author:Mike Myers
“Sex without love is like a goddamn business transaction. And sometimes both parties feel as if they got a good deal, but that doesn't make it any less so.” IfsFeelsSometimesSexLove IsDealsPartyWithout LoveTransactionsLove Is LikeSex Without Love Book:War for the Oaks: A Novel Source: War for the Oaks: A Novel
“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it.” PeopleIfsFeelsTryingFeelingsRealityPainEvilLove IsDealsDangerousTaughtRadioBullshitDisturbingGreat LoveLove PainLove And PainPain In LifeLove Is PainFeeling PainHiding PainPainful Feelings Author:Jim Morrison
“Marriages had different meanings back then than they do now, they were used to cement agreements between families, business deals and things like that. The idea of marriages being arranged for love is some sort of modern idea, really.” IdeasDifferentUsedLove IsDealsModernAgreementCementDifferent MeaningsBusiness Deals Author:Jared Harris