… Looking at her, I think I know better what romantic love is.”… she asked, “What is it?”“ It is parental love, ” he answered thoughtfully. “Wanting to protect and keep the other person safe. As well as the love of friendship - esteeming the other person, even desiring each other’s company beyond all others. And it is lust, ” he said, meeting her eyes, and was rewarded with seeing them darken, her breath becoming slightly unsteady, one little word jerking her out of her clinical assessment. He smiled, a predatory, seductive grin. “The physical needing of the other person, the quickened pulse, the sweaty heat.” His hand, which still rested on hers, began slowly moving, his fingers dancing over her skin. “Combining them makes the result greater than its individual parts. Because it produces something else. It creates … a steadiness. A strength. I can’t explain it well - being only an outside observer - but I only know that out of my friends' relationships, my sister‘s marriage is the epitome of grace. Kate Noble
About This Quote

Jane Austen said, "Love is friendship blest, Some friendship never-ending; Some friendship such as ours." Love is not merely a few moments of passion or physical attraction. It is something much deeper than that. The true love between people should be the kind of love that lasts forever. It is the love between two people who are close to each other and do not want to be parted from each other.

The great thing about this type of love is that it brings out the best in people. Love, when it is real, can make people better and stronger.

Source: Follow My Lead

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