“I shudder at the thought of men….
I'm due to fall in love again”

— Dorothy Parker

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American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist 1893–1967

Beth Moore (1957) American evangelist

“Into the breast that gives the rose,
Shall I with shuddering fall?”

George Meredith (1828–1909) British novelist and poet of the Victorian era

Ode to the Spirit of Earth in Autumn http://www.globusz.com/ebooks/MeredithPoems1/00000087.htm, st. 13 (1862).

“‎"Dost thou understand? I love thee!" he cried again."What love!" said the unhappy girl with a shudder. He resumed,--"The love of a damned soul.”

Victor Hugo book The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Source: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

“And love is just a piece of time
in the world
in the world.
And I couldn't help but fall in love again.”

Zooey Deschanel (1980) American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter

"I Thought I Saw Your Face Today".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
Context: I somehow see what's beautiful
In things that are ephemeral
I'm my only friend of mine
And love is just a piece of time
in the world
in the world.
And I couldn't help but fall in love again.