The Joys of Love
Madeleine L'Engle
Top 10 Best Quotes
“But my memories are like a fire in winter—whenever I'm cold I can warm my hands at them. —Ditta”
“You're going to get hurt yourself, and badly, if you take everything so hard.”
“If you're too happy about anything, fate usually gives you a good sock in the jaw and knocks you down.”
“The joys of love...last only a moment. The sorrows of love last all the life long.”
“I have never lived before...Until this summer, I did not know what it was to be alive.”
“I've got a sweater." Ben pulled off his coat and held it out for her. "Here." "Thanks, Ben. It's lovely and warm." Then she said, "Ben, I-- I can tell you how I feel about-- about everything. I think you're the best friend I've ever had. I-- I'd lie down and die for you if you wanted me to." "Honey," Ben said. "When I get you to lie down for me it won't be to die.”
“I feel as though I'm not breathing when I'm out of his presence. He's the oxygen in my air, the sun in my universe, the staff of my life. —Jane Gardiner”
“you've got to learn to walk through a pigpen and not get dirty.”
“She always had to have someone to love...She couldn't seem to believe that anyone could really love her. She always thought it was because she was a star, not just because of her herself, and she always had to be reassured.”
“Maybe the theatre isn't any place for a reasonable human being after all. It keeps your emotions in such a constant state of upheaval. It's really terribly wearing. I wonder if I could stand it, one emotional upset after the other just going on and on for the rest of my life.”
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Book Keywords:
humor, spunky, love, truth
