Love – like all emotions – has an impact on us. But in which direction will it take us? Sometimes the inspiration can go wrong. Molière said: “Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.” (The School for Wives). … Continue reading Which Direction Will It Take?
“Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.”
― Anais Nin
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One Word Sunday
“Oh, love isn’t there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.” Hermann Hesse, About Love Oh, die Liebe ist nicht dazu da, uns glücklich zu machen. Ich glaube, dass sie dazu da ist, uns zu zeigen, wie … Continue reading An Enduring Love or Love Enduring
Opera lovers might know E.T.A. Hoffmann from Jacques Offenbach’s opera The Tales of Hoffmann or as the author of The Nutcracker. He was one of the most important and well-known German poets of Romanticism.
To really appreciate the quote one should know that “love” is feminine in German, whereas “thought” is masculine.
“What is space and time to love! Doesn’t she live in thoughts and does he recognise a measure?”
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The title is by Robert Burns (so in a manner of speaking, you get two for one today) but the photo illustrates this quote:
Love and a red rose can’t be hid.
Thomas Holcroft
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“Llove is the absence of judgement." Elke's llama
Whether it’s old love,
or cold love,
even fast love,
any kind of love,
as long as it is more love!
Travel with Intent – have a look at other posts inspired by the llama quote.
“Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.”
– Ernest Hemingway
Even if that someone is chocolate.
Linked to Travel with Intent. For more photos inspired by the Hemingway quote, click here.
“Oh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.”
Richard Riordan, The House of Hades
If Cupid isn’t playing fair and three out of three can’t be had there remain the other two as solace: chocolate and laughter.
Linked to Travel with Intent. More cupid inspired photos can be found here.
This is linked to A Photo a Week: twisted. This little dog will twist his head a full 360° to catch a glimpse of his human. But it is no ordinary love, she is a medical rescue dog who is trained to look out for her owner in case he is having heart problems.
Another twisted tale – not a good photo but I saw this buck with wire twisted up in his antler. We reported it, and I think (hope) he was helped.
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