E. Lockhart: Quotes about love

“What if we could stop being different colors, different backgrounds, and just be in love?”

“I love him, but I am not sure I like him.”

“When you hate someone you used to love, and you think he's done something awful - he probably has.”

“Does she stay because she loves him as meat loves salt? Or does she stay because he has now promised her the kingdom? It is hard for her to tell the difference.”

“White Chocolate. Intense, sweet. But not deep. Okay for prom dates or flings, but not to get serious.. Milk chocolates are guys you could date for like a few months, and dark chocolates are for love.”

“Love is when you have a really amazing piece of cake, and it’s the very last piece, but you let him have it.”

“People think of hearts when they think of love, but a heart is a bloody organ in the body. It doesn't have any emotions. It's like a metaphor for love that has nothing to do with what love actually is.”

“It all seems so sad, so unbearably sad for a second, to think of the lovely old maple with the swing. We never told the tree how much we loved it. We never gave it a name, never did anything for it.”

“Love is when you give someone else the power to destroy you, and you trust them not to do it.”

“It is good to be loved, even though it will not last.”

“We all know that Beauty grows to love the Beast. She grows to love him, despite what her family might think ⎼ for his charm and education, his knowledge of art and his sensitive heart.”