" Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath.”
Emily Dickinson
December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886
“We always believe our first love is our last, and our last love our first.”
George John Whyte-Melville
1821–1878
"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way."
Pablo Neruda
July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973
“Do not seek the because - in love there is no because, no reason, no explanation, no solutions.”
Anais Nin
February 21, 1903 – January 14, 1977
"You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth."
William W. Purkey
born August 22, 1929
"Close your eyes and I'll kiss you,
Tomorrow I'll miss you;
Remember I'll always be true.
And then while I'm away,
I'll write home ev'ry day,
And I'll send all my loving to you..."
from "All my Loving" by The Beatles
Album: "With the Beatles" - 1963
"I'm in love for the first time.
Don't you know it's gonna last.
It's a love that lasts forever,
It's a love that has no past.
Don't let me down, don't let me down..."
from "Don't Let Me Down" by The Beatles
Released as a B-side to the single "Get Back"
1969
"You and I have memories
Longer than the road that stretches out ahead
Two of us wearing raincoats
Standing solo
In the sun..."
from "Two of us" by The Beatles
Album: "Let it be"
1969
"When I get older losing my hair many years from now,
Will you still be sending me a Valentine, birthday greetings, bottle of wine?
If I'd been out till quarter to three would you lock the door?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four?..."
from "When I'm Sixty-Four" by The Beatles
Album: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"