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“‘No one but you and one ‘jade’ I have fallen in love with, to my ruin. But being in love doesn't mean loving. You may be in love with a woman and yet hate her.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881) said by 1881 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love can't conquer anything. Love can't make a scholar into a warrior. Loving her can't make her love me.”
Orson Scott Card (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Those that go searching for love only make manifest their own lovelessness, and the loveless never find love, only the loving find love, and they never have to seek for it.”
D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930) said by 1930 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Search for Love" in The Works of D. H. Lawrence, Wordsworth Editions, (1994), p. 552
“Loving her, Monsignore, I love all her attributes; But I believe That even if I did not love her I would love the blueness of her eyes, And her blue garment, made in the manner of the Japanese.”
Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918) said by 1918 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It isn't enough to love people because they're good to you, or because in some way or other you're going to get something by it. We have to love because we love loving.”
John Galsworthy (1867–1933) first seen 1915 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Bit O' Love (1915)
“The secret to your success lies in surrounding yourself with sustainable love, and that starts with loving yourself. This is your hardest challenge. Through hundreds of hours spent coaching I have observed a common pattern – we can easily express our love for other people, possessions or experiences but find it difficult to say we love ourselves.”
Nigel Cumberland (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She said that true love was just like this - sweet in some parts, sour in others. She said that deep love was vast and pure, but that it also got hateful in some of its corners where the sunlight did not touch. She said that you could not love without hating. And that you most certainly could not hate a person without loving them first.”
Okwiri Oduor (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“what I was doing, and still am trying to do, is investigate the many iterations of love, whether it is friendship or romantic love or the love for your country, which is very different from loving your partner but equally heavily invested”
Meleko Mokgosi (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Losing him was blue like I’d never known; Missing him was dark grey all alone. Forgetting him was like trying to know Somebody you've never met. But loving him was red; Loving him was red.”
Taylor Swift (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.”
Barbara De Angelis (born 1951) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From Are You the One for Me? (1992)
“The holier one is, the more forbearing and loving he is; the more tender and patient and anxious to help others in every way. Think how forbearing and loving Christ is when we do wrong; and there we are to be like Him.”
Arthur Kenney (1776–1855) said by 1855 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even if you have been neglecting your body, you'll find that our cells are so much more forgiving than we are. The second you start loving your body, it starts loving you back. It doesn't hold grudges. As soon as you start feeding yourself better emotionally, spiritually, and physically, everything responds in the positive.”
Steve Maraboli (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The righteousness which is by faith in Christ is a loving heart and a loving life, which every man will long to lead who believes really in Jesus Christ.”
Charles Kingsley (1819–1875) said by 1875 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Be of the disciples of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace, loving your fellow creatures and drawing them near to the Law.”
Hillel the Elder (101 BC–100) said by 100 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Being religious equals being extremely loving, and being extremely loving equals being religious.”
Muhammad al-Baqir (677–733) said by 733 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Today I started loving you again I'm right back where I've really always been; I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend, Then today I started loving you again.”
Merle Haggard (1937–2016) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Today I Started Loving You Again" (January 1968), inspired by Bonnie Owens, who is credited as co-writer.
“Loving Haiti, you know, comes in the blood. And loving America, being grateful for what it's afforded my family, there are so many Americans now in my family. That's what also makes it sad to see what's happening now, in terms of how new immigrants are being scapegoated, to hear about children who could have been myself, dying at the border for lack of medical care…”
Edwidge Danticat (born 1969) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On loving both America and Haiti despite the current political climate in “Edwidge Danticat: 'Whether Or Not We Belong Is Not Defined By Us'” in NPR (2019 Aug 30)
“I want to be the greatest. But in what? In loving people and loving God!”
Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941) said by 1941 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Be a true shepherd to your people — caring, loving and available. Although you will not always succeed, a loving shepherd will make an impact for years to come. Don’t neglect your own spiritual life. The temptation, when priests get busy, is to give up times of prayer and spiritual development in order to do more pastoral work.”
James Patrick Keleher (1931–2024) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Archbishop Keleher celebrates his 50th anniversary as a priest (9 May 2008)
“Who was it that came to see you when there was no one else in sight? And who was it that stayed over an hour (and not as I'd expected, overnight)? It was me, and I'll tell you why: Oh, I did it because of my pure unabashed devotion to loving (pure unabashed devotion to loving) you, you, you, you. Who was it that caught you falling?”
Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is called loving yourself in Kinyarwanda and accepting yourself [...] This is very good, let me tell you that I don't see anything wrong with loving yourself and accepting your body.(Ibi babyita kwikunda mu Kinyarwanda no kwiyakira […] Ibi ni byiza cyane, reka mbabwire ko nta kibi na mba mbona mu kwikunda no kwakira umubiri wawe.)”
Miss Shanel (born 1985) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ["https://umuryango.rw/ad-restricted/article/miss-shanel-yatunguye-benshi-ashyigikira-isimbi-wahyize-hanze-amafoto-yambaye"] umuryango.rw (March 2019)
“Loving yourself is so important, when you achieve this you’ll be capable of fully loving someone else.”
Jessica Marais (born 1985) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: By Rachel Sharp, https://graziamagazine.com/articles/me-my-selfie-interview-jessica-marais-berlei-2016/
“Watching my husband struggle for dear life and helplessly die in front of me, is one thing I wish no one would ever experience. I was hurt, felt betrayed, angry, and lost in my misery. I cried triggered by painful memories. I am grateful for having thoughtful sisters-in-law, loving sisters, understanding step children, caring children and loving grand children.”
Dina Bonnevie (born 1961) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: . "Dina Bonnevie reflects on becoming a widow at 63", PEP.ph. 28 January 2025.
“I have always been an animal lover. I had a hard time disassociating the animals I cuddled with—dogs and cats, for example—from the animals on my plate, and I never really cared for the taste of meat. I always loved my Brussels sprouts!”
Kristen Bell (born 1980) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Responding to the question "What prompted you to go vegetarian?", in "peta2 Chats With Kristen Bell", in peta2.com (18 July 2011)
“Marriage is rarely bliss But, surely it would be worse As particles to pelt At thousands of miles per sec About a universe In which a lover's kiss Would either not be felt Or break the loved one's neck.”
W. H. Auden (1907–1973) first seen 1962 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: First published in The New Yorker (17 November 1962)
“The law is an expression of God's holy will and as such must be honored and loved," said the preacher piously. "Rubbish," said the Master. "The law is a necessary evil and as such must be cut down to the barest minimum. Show me a lover of the law and I will show you a muttonheaded tyrant.”
Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) said by 1987 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You whisper, "You have loved enough, Now let me be the Lover.”
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sudden thy silent beauty on me shone, Fair as the moon had given thee all her spell. Then, as Endymion had found on earth, In unchanged beauty but in fashion changed, Her whom I loved so long; so felt I then, Not that a new love in my heart had birth, But that the old, that far from reach had ranged, Was now on earth, and to be loved of men.”
Francis William Bourdillon (1852–1921) first seen 1875 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sonnet I" in The Galaxy Vol. XIX, (January - June 1875), p. 747.
“O you had loved her sitting there, Half hidden in her loosen'd hair: Why, you had loved her for her eyes, Their large and melancholy look Of tenderness, and well mistook Their love for light of Paradise.”
Joaquin Miller (1837–1913) said by 1913 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have seen the mystics play there Once or twice but I knew they had a reason Enchantment plays it's cards all right Hand in hand with the working of the seasons Legends can be now and forever Teaching us to love for goodness sake Legends can be now and forever Loved by the sun, loved by the sun”
Jon Anderson (born 1944) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lyrics of "Loved by the Sun", written for the "Unicorn Theme" by Tangerine Dream, on the soundtrack of the film Legend (1986).
“The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists, as the mother can love the unborn child.”
G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) first seen 1911 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens (1911) Ch. 2: "Pickwick Papers
“Doesn't love show its face when it satisfies the need of the loved one, for the loved one's sake alone?”
Orson Scott Card (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She might even have grown to love him romantically (she certainly loved him as a friend) if he had not loved Dark Magic so much, and been drawn to such loathesome people and acts.”
J. K. Rowling (born 1965) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 30 July 2007 archive of a Bloomsbury web chat after Death Hallows - regarding Lily Evans (Harry's mom) and Severus Snape
“I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm, Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm, Yes many loved before us, I know that we are not new, In city and in forest they smiled like me and you, But let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie, your eyes are soft with sorrow, Hey, that's no way to say goodbye.”
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) first seen 1976 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye" · Duet with Judy Collins on Soundstage (January 1976)
“One could never remember himself in eternity by the mere fact of having loved or hated any more than by that of having thirsted; love and hate have no more individuality in them than single waves in the ocean;—but the accidents or trivial marks which distinguished those whom we loved or hated make their memory our own forever, and with it that of our own personality also.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809–1894) said by 1894 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love always triumphs over what we call death. That’s why there’s no need to grieve for our loved ones, because they continue to be loved and remain by our side.”
Paulo Coelho (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Loved once for ever loved: how surely sounds This gospel to me since I learned to list Truth from thy lips, mine own evangelist. What thought presumes to set now any bounds To Love whose being informs us and surrounds?”
John Barlas (1860–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A love sip, he called it, because you shared the little things you loved with the people you loved […] The tea was always too hot, always burned my tongue.”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“…Teenagers today are so fluid and non-binary; they’re fantastically unafraid. My house [growing up] was a bit like that. I’ve loved men and I’ve loved women and I was raised to feel like I could love who I wanted. We could talk about everything in the world.”
Saffron Burrows (born 1972) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On her upbringing and the next generation in “Saffron Burrows: ‘I was raised to feel like I could love who I wanted’” in The Guardian (2020 Feb 19)
“Absolutely. I love him. I loved him with all my heart, and I tried the best I could to make a deeply broken relationship work. And I couldn’t. I have no bad feelings or ill will toward him at all. I know that might be hard to understand or it might be really easy to understand, if you’ve ever loved anybody.”
Amber Heard (born 1986) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lampen, Claire (June 15, 2022). "Amber Heard Says She Still Has Love for Johnny Depp". The Cut.
“(What attracted you to poetry?) That was a lifetime, instinctive connection. I loved the ways poetry worked on the page and in our brains. I loved the spaciousness about poetry—the space around the lines and room for your own thinking. I love the variety of voices. (2024)”
Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“By the time the World Cup in 2015 came along, it was like I was always eager to play. I loved playing the big tournaments -- the World Cup and the Olympics. I loved being there and seeing the crowd cheering me on, watching me doing my best and doing what I love the most.”
Precious Dede (born 1980) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Nigerian Great Precious Dede To Help Prepare India, Outlook, 17 February 2020.
“We aren’t the things we collect, acquire, read. We are, for as long as we are here, only love. The things we loved. The people we loved. And these, I think these really do live on”
Gabrielle Zevin (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you go to please people, you will not be loved by either God or people, but if you work to please God, you will also be loved by God, and people will also love you.”
Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Those that have never experienced love can never understand it. They ridicule it, abuse it, destroy it, reject it, mock it and subject it to contempt. Worst still they envy those that receive it. Poor them, for as the bard said, ” ’tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
Femi Fani-Kayode (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How many times have I asked myself whether it was possible to tie oneself to a mass without ever having loved anyone .. whether one could love a collectivity if one hadn’t deeply loved some single human beings . . . Wouldn’t this have made barren my qualities as a revolutionary, wouldn’t it have reduced them to a pure intellectual fact, a pure mathematical calculation?”
Adele Cambria (1931–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As much as St Francis of Assisi had loved poverty, so much did St John of God love the poor; he loved them so much that, as the poet Lope de Vega was to note at the end of his "Song to the Exalted and Patriarch St John of God", "if he had met an angel and a poor man together, he would have left the angel and embraced the poor man" (p. 137)”
Igino Giordani (1894–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To whole room her eyes are numb, As she reads from a true love story. From the pages of a book her lover comes, Her heart bleeds, it's a true love story.”
Mike Oldfield (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I became her lover. For a month anyway I was like a madman, conscious of nothing but rapture. To hold in one's arms a young and lovely body, with bliss to feel her warmth every time one waked up from sleep, and to remember that she was there--she, my Ariadne!-- ... I realised, as before, that Ariadne did not love me. But she wanted to be really in love, she was afraid of solitude”
Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) said by 1904 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Yeah I love my baby, heart and soul Love like ours won't never grow old She's my sweet little thang, she's my pride and joy She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy”
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source