How could I call myself a true advocate of love if I didn’t pay tribute to those who thrive in the art of romantic expression? Yes, it’s time for another installment of Love Quotables, my ode to the true romantics of the world. I hope you enjoy their words as much as I do.

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“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” ~Robert Heinlein

“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.” ~Karen Sunde

“When love speaks, the voice of all the gods make heaven drowsy with the harmony.” ~William Shakespeare

“To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.” ~Francois Mauriac

“I grew up the moment I said I love you. In that moment, I understood that only a real man could love you properly.” ~The Fly Guy

“A life without love is like a year without summer.” ~Swedish Proverb

“Love is like a rumor; everyone talks about it, but no one truly knows it.” ~Anonymous

“First loves have it easy as there’s no baggage. I have far more respect for those able to make someone fall in love again.” ~The Fly Guy

“From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you.” ~Sam Goldwyn

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The Fly Request: Did you have a favorite love quotable today? If so, let me know which one, and why. If none of my selections resonated with you, then bring a new one to the table. Share with me your favorite expressions of love.

The world would be lost without the gift of expression … well, at least the world that I occupy. That’s why I’ve always worked hard to highlight those who consistently master the art of self-expression. So as we present this 16th installment of our popular Love Quotables segment, let’s take a moment to congratulate those who not only excel at this gift, but who also make our jobs easier. (Don’t act like you’ve never borrowed a quote from someone else and used it as your own … I’m just saying.) Enjoy.

“In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.”
~Mignon McLaughlin

“Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.”
~H. L. Mencken

“We can only learn to love by loving.”
~Iris Murdoch

Immature love says, “I love you because I need you.” Mature love says, “I need you because I love you.”
~Erich Fromm

“I have learned not to worry about love;
But to honor its coming with all my heart.”
~Alice Walker

“To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart,
And to sing it to them when they have forgotten.”
~Anonymous

“The best feelings are those that have no words to describe them.”
~Michelle Hammersley

I love you … wait, I need you. No, scratch that, I can’t live without you…

You know, it never gets any easier to express yourself when it comes to matters of the heart. So whenever I come across beautiful expressions of both love and heartache from people ranging from celebrities to everyday people like you and I, well, I have to share them. So enjoy this 12th installment of Love Quotables.

“I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.”
~Judy Garland

If the world can’t change your dreams, your dreams will change the world. If the world can’t change love, love will change you.
~Anonymous

“I love you for every reason and no reason at all.”
~Cheri

“I Love you with the breath, the smiles and the tears of all my life.”
~Anonymous

“Let these words not only touch your eyes; let it travel through your soul, and let it rest in your heart, as you rest in mine, ‘I love you.’”
~Anonymous

Love and you shall be loved.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Love Quotable Song of the Week
India Arie- Ready for Love (Live)

Before I begin, I have to admit that I’m not entirely sure of what I want to accomplish by writing this. On the one hand, a small part of me wants to use this opportunity to express my optimism in the possibility of there one day being an “us.” On the other hand, I might be better served by rattling off my positive attributes to further stake my claim as all that you could ever want or need in a man.

None of that seems right though … not for this.

For the first time in my life, I have clarity. And through these unobstructed eyes, I see a woman who not only meets, but exceeds my expectations. To be perfectly honest with you, you represent qualities that I never even knew that I wanted in a woman. And I’m spellbound as a result of it.

So as I recalibrate my heart’s compass, and brace myself for the inevitability of you being in my life, a sense of ease slowly overtakes me. My mornings now start with the looming words of my father, who once told me that my success would taste so much sweeter once I had the perfect woman in my life. Well, father knows best … and I think I’m finally ready to experience life’s sugar rush.

And that’s all because of you.

It’s time for another edition of Love Quotables, our ongoing search for the most poignant expressions of love. Here’s a fresh sampling of unique, heartfelt sayings from both everyday people and prominent figures in history. Enjoy.

“She learned to say things with her eyes that others waste time putting into words.”
~Corey Ford

“When you are in love, you can’t fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams.”
~Dr Seuss

“Some of the greater things in life are unseen. That’s why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream.”
~Anonymous

“If you love someone, you would be willing to give up everything for them. But if they loved you back, they would never ask you to.”
~Anonymous

“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”
~Mother Theresa

“She was sick … and through all the sniffles, sneezes and endless amounts of snot, all I could see was the most beautiful woman God had ever created. This must be love.”
~The Fly Guy

The Fly Class Assignment:
Share a quote, song lyric, or personal moment worthy of Fly Quotable status.