“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”

“I love you as you are, but do not tell me how that is.”

Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet

“No, it is not you I love so ardently,
The glitter of your beauty is not for me:
I love in you my past suffering
And my perished youth.”

Mikhail Lermontov (1814–1841) Russian writer, poet and painter

“Over and over, when I ask God why all of these injustices are allowed to exist in the world, I can feel the Spirit whisper to me, "You tell me why we allow this to happen. You are my body, my hands, my feet."”

Shane Claiborne The Irresistible Revolution

“Hold me close and tell me how you feel
Tell me love is real.”

Buddy Holly (1936–1959) American singer-songwriter

“If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have plenty of douts of my own.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German writer, artist, and politician

“Crazy how it feels tonight
Crazy how you make it all alright love
You crush me with the things you do
And I do for you anything too.”

Dave Matthews (1967) American singer-songwriter, musician and actor

“Why should I tell you everything about how I feel when you never tell me anything?”

Cassandra Clare (1973) American author

“I love you and, because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.”

Pietro Aretino (1492–1556) Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer

“Tell me why, must I fall in love with you?”

Eric Clapton (1945) English musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist