April 2009
15 posts
“Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out...”
– Francois de la Rouchefoucauld (via notessential)
“Be with the one who is perfect for you, or no one at all.”
The Pragmatic Chapter
It’s important to stay grounded to prevent slipping into fantasy. Balance is everything.
Sometimes you have to choose not to be romantic for a higher goal. What is romantic in the short-term can be childish in the long-term. On the other hand, what is pragmatic in the short-term can be romantic in the long-term.
In the movie When Harry Met Sally, our hero and heroine were kind of...
“I’ve been saying it so long to you, you just wouldn’t listen. Every time you...”
– The Princess Bride (MOST ROMANTIC QUOTE IN THE HISTORY THAT I KNOW AND CAN RECALL. ASL;FKJADSFL;KAJDF!!! :swoon:) (via detour)
“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. …That will...”
– Louis L’Amour
“Sabina: I’ve met another man. He’s the best man I’ve ever met. He’s bright,...”
– Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“Every man secretly wishes for a princess in danger, so that he may rescue her,...”
“If you hear my voice – I don’t know that it is so, but I hope it is – if you...”
– Charles Dickens, Tale of Two Cities
“Being a romantic is being inspired and inspiring others.”
“No one is perfect. The question is, are you perfect for each other?”
– inspired by Good Will Hunting
So many questions... so many possibilities
I’m going to have questions for you. For 2 reasons…
I have to know what you associate with “romantic”.
Questions are themselves romantic, because they have infinite possibility, infinite potential. Questions are the spark of all ideas.
“Being a romantic is being in touch with your longing.”
“There are two kinds of romanticism. One kind temporarily escapes reality…...”