Perhaps love is a minor madness. And as with madness, it's unendurable alone. The one person who can relieve us is of course the sole person we cannot go to: the one we love. So instead we seek out allies, even among strangers and wives, fellow patients who, if they can't touch the edge of our particular sorrow, have felt something that cuts nearly as deep. Andrew Sean Greer
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If you have never been in love someone can never understand what love is. Love is a minor madness. To see the world through the eyes of a lover is a marvelous experience that everyone should have a chance to experience at least once. When you are in love you feel as if your world is complete and lovable people bring out the best in you.

Your past becomes lighter and your future brighter, as love makes everything better. You cannot go to your lover for help as they too are part of your madness, but as long as you have them by your side you will never feel alone.

Source: The Story Of A Marriage

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