The strength of a love is always misjudged if we evaluate it by its immediate cause and not the stress that went before it, the dark and hollow space full of disappointment and loneliness that precedes all the great events in the heart's history.

Stefan Zweig
About This Quote

In this quote, the author highlights the importance of considering love as a series of events before actually experiencing it. Consideration of the events that lead up to a person's birth and the dark and hollow spaces that come before love can prepare a person for a more fulfilling and meaningful love.

Source: The Burning Secret And Other Stories

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