“You can only give away what you have… If you have love, you can give it. If you don't have it, you don't have it to give.”

“Love is something if you give it away,
Give it away, give it away.
Love is something if you give it away,
You end up having more.
It's just like a magic penny,
Hold it tight and you won't have any.
Lend it, spend it, and you'll have so many
They'll roll all over the floor.”

Malvina Reynolds (1900–1978) American folk singer

“But women often find their husbands don't love them for the things they value in themselves, and part of the charm of an affair is you can give what you want, and need only give if you choose.”

Merle Shain (1935–1989) Canadian writer

“Because we don't have much time together, I will give you as much love in a year as I could give you in a lifetime.”

Amélie Nothomb Métaphysique des tubes

“Love is giving something you don't have to someone who doesn't want it.”

Jacques Lacan (1901–1981) French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist

“Love what you have. Love what you do. Love what you give.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

“If you only have one smile in you, give it to the people you love.”

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American author and poet

“Love is the only thing you can really give in all this world. When you give love, you give everything.”

Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945) Novelist, journalist

“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers.”

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American author and poet

“Some of us have hearts, you know. Some of us don't give up on true love.”

Sophie Kinsella book Twenties Girl