Christopher Isherwood Quotes

Love makes everything lovely; hate concentrates itself on the one thing hated.

Hate is more interesting than love.

It was the men I deceived the most that I loved the most.

Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else's body.

Hate controls everything it touches, but love sets everything it touches free.

Living without hate for people is almost impossible.

Sex is a part of love. You shouldn't go around doing it unless you are in love.

To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.

I don't like greed, I don't like ignorance. I really don't like anger. But I love love.

When you hate people, it not only makes you hate that person, it gives that vibe off for everything around you. I really do believe that.

Some people get a feeling of power from being unpleasant.

Relationships. Ugh. You have to laugh sometimes.

Just because someone tells you they love you, it doesn't mean they actually do.

Love and hate are two of the strongest emotions we feel in relationships.

If you have people who hate you, you will probably also have ones who will love you.

To love means to give, and to give means to build, while to hate is to destroy.

Hatred is one of the poisons; like jaundice, it alters the true colors of things.

I love you." He frowns. "Say it again." "Tobias," I say. "I love you.

Hatred of enemies is easier and more intense than love of friends. But from men who are more anxious to injure opponents than to benefit the world at large no great good is to be expected.

There's always going to be someone who hates you. There's always going to be people who love you. It's a risk in either direction.

That's more than three questions, Max. And sometimes whether someone is your friend or enemy is all in how you look at it. But if you must know, I consider myself your friend, a good friend who loves you very much. No one loves you more than I do, Maximum. Now listen. I ask the questions, not you. You're just here... for the ride. For the incredible, indescribable Maximum Ride.

For love, thou know'st, is full of jealousy

When I want to end a relationship I just say, 'You know, I love you. I want to marry you. I want to have your children.' Sometimes they leave skid marks.

You can quickly go from having passion and love to passion and hate when an act of betrayal happens.

If one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship.