Once I dated a woman I only liked 43%.So I only listened to 43% of what she said. Only told the truth 43% of the time. And only kissed with 43% of my lips. Some say you can't quantify desire, attaching a number to passion isn't right, that the human heart doesn't work like that. But for me it does- I walk down the streetand numbers appear on the foreheadsof the people I look at. In bars, it's worse. With each drink, the numbers go upuntil every woman in the joint has a blurryeighty something above her eyebrows, and the next day I can only remember 17%of what actually happened. That's the problemwith booze-it screws with your math. Jeffrey Mcdaniel
About This Quote

This quote is written by the famous poet Robert Frost, who used many short poems throughout his life to express his feelings about love. The use of this particular poem shows the truth behind the idea that one should not attach a number to their love. Numbers do not capture the true essence of our emotions or what we feel towards another person. When we attach a number to our emotions, we are no longer sensitive to them.

In fact, they can be more dangerous as we will find ourselves thinking about them constantly instead of feeling them. This is a dangerous path that most people take as no one wants their feelings to be ignored or considered insignificant.

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