“Love is an act of faith in another person, not an act of surrender.”
Paulo Coelho book Manuscript Found in Accra
Source: Manuscript Found in Accra (2012), What should survivors tell their children?
Aimer, c'est agir
Last words of his diary, written two weeks before his death, published in Victor Hugo : Complete Writings (1970), edited by Jean-Jacques Pauvert
“Love is an act of faith in another person, not an act of surrender.”
Paulo Coelho book Manuscript Found in Accra
Source: Manuscript Found in Accra (2012), What should survivors tell their children?
“Love can only be found through the act of loving.”
Paulo Coelho book By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
Source: By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
John O'Donohue (1956–2008) Irish writer, priest and philosopher
Source: Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
“Love isn't an act, it's a whole life.”
Brian Moore (1962) British rugby player, referee, commentator
“Familiar acts are beautiful through love.”
Percy Bysshe Shelley Prometheus Unbound
The Earth, Act IV, l. 403
Prometheus Unbound (1818–1819; publ. 1820)
“In love, the most important and relevant act is to be there.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: In amore, l'atto più importante e rilevante è esserci.
Source: prevale.net
“The act of love strongly resembles torture or surgery.”
Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) French poet
L’amour ressemblait fort à une torture ou à une opération chirurgicale. <br class="br"> III http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Fus%C3%A9es#III <br class="br">Journaux intimes (1864–1867; published 1887), Fusées (1867)