“Someone has to stand still for you to love them. My choices are always on the run.”

“Sad thing is, you can still love someone and be wrong for them.”

Elvis Presley (1935–1977) American singer and actor

“And when you love someone you don’t always see them realistically.”

P. C. Cast book Awakened

“A child's spirit is like a child, you cannot catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back.”

Arthur Miller The Crucible

“Is it a crime when you love someone so much that you can't stand the thought of them changing? Is it a crime when you love someone so much that you can't see clearly?”

Jodi Picoult (1966) Author

“There's always some wiseacre who stands in the wings and criticizes. You've got two choices. You either buy these wiseacres off by giving them jobs… or you scare them off. If they don't scare, you take them in the alley. When they get out of the hospital, if they still want to squawk, you get rid of them.”

Al Capone (1899–1947) American gangster

“If I love someone, I love them always.”

Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011) British-American actress

“Can you hate someone for what they have done, but still love them for whom they had been?”

Jodi Picoult book Nineteen Minutes

“You could be my unintended choice
To live my life extended.
You could be the one I'll always love.
You could be the one who listens
To my deepest inquisitions.
You could be the one I'll always love.”

Matthew Bellamy (1978) English singer-songwriter

“What? You run? Coward! Stand still and die!”
Percy had no intention of doing that.”

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune