“The heart wants what it wants, or else it does not care.” — Emily Dickinson · Letter to Mrs. Joseph Haven, 1852
“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.” — Nicole Krauss · The History of Love, 2005
“I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.” — J.R.R. Tolkien · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001 film adaptation
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” — Emily Bronte · Wuthering Heights, 1847
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride.” — Pablo Neruda · Sonnet XVII, 100 Love Sonnets, 1960