Katherine Anne Porter Quotes

Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?

There are aspects of love that I once undervalued. Kindness. Having a sort of honor when love is on the table.

Nothing is more important to me than love.

Love is something that grows, that comes from nourishment; it builds.

I have been in love, and it was a great feeling. It's when you are attracted to and feel affection for someone. You want to do things for that person. But only love isn't enough in a relationship - understanding and communication are very important aspects.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.

You can't go wrong with love.

Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.

One does not fall in love; one grows into love, and love grows in him.

Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.

You learn a lot about love before you ever get there. You learn at least as much about love from books as you do from watching your parents.

I can't really explain what it's like to be in love, but I feel like it's being comfortable. It's almost like having a best friend. It's a beautiful thing.

Love is such a powerful subject matter because it comes in so many different shapes and sizes. It's about timing, fate, failure, redemption.

Lust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without love, lust and romance will always be short-lived.

I believe in feeling connected. Love is something that grows, that comes from nourishment; it builds. But there is a great feeling that happens, that is telling you, I don't want to leave this room!

I want real love.

Often we think love is a feeling: that you spontaneously experience it.

Compassion, loyalty, and respect sum up love for me - it's a mix that's very rare to find and even harder to imbibe.

One of the key factors of life is love, and the key factor of God is love, so having that understanding is really important in a relationship. Having someone that genuinely respects you and understands your life and is open to hearing about your life is really cool.

For me, love is magic; it's about trust and understanding. It's putting the other person before you effortlessly.

I do want love. Genuine love.

If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.

Love is the outreach of self toward completion.