C. S. Lewis Quotes

Passion is momentary; love is enduring.

The promise, made when I am in love, to be true to the beloved as long as I live, commits me to being true even if I cease to be in love.

Fidelity is a gift not a requirement.

The truth is many people see a marriage vow as the only way people are going to stay with someone who is sick.

You can be committed to somebody because of ego: 'I said I was going to be with this joker for the rest of my life, so I'm just going to do it.' Or you can be committed because you have a deeply rooted connection.

I've been happily dedicated to the same woman for a number of years. I never even look at other women.

I believe a lot in monogamy, let me tell you.

I'm very romantic and of course I want to be in love.

We do not always like the people we love- we do not always have that choice.

If you want a long-term relationship that doesn't require a lot of work, I say, get a dog. They love you no matter what. But when it comes to humans, there's no secret; you really have to appreciate the person every single day.

I would like to believe every man is a one-woman man.

I think commitment is very important, particularly for me.

You don't have to have a ring on your finger to say, 'I love you.'

If you ask me to describe my relationship, I mean - words are too clumsy to accurately describe how I feel in that regard, particularly in an interview. It's a strange thing.

A major part of love is commitment. If we are committed to someone, if I'm committed to loving you, then it's not possible for me to 'fall out of love.'

There's a big difference between falling in love and being in love. There's a big difference between infatuation and falling in love.

My wife said to me: 'If you won the lottery, would you still love me?' I said: 'Of course I would. I'd miss you, but I'd still love you.'

Love is a strange emotion. It is ever evolving. Lust is transient. With time, one realizes that love and togetherness are two different things. Very few people are lucky enough to experience the two emotions simultaneously.

When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.

I think we take it for granted that if you are with your husband after 30 years, then he is the love of your life.

I recorded 'The End of All Things' right before I married my now wife. We had no vows publicly, so I wrote her this song and told her, 'This is how I see our relationship.'

Men don't deceive their wives unless they love them. When they love them most, they deceive them. It's a form of fidelity, their deceit.

When I talk about the importance of the institution of marriage, I think of the commitment and the significance of standing in front of those closest to you and promising fidelity to your partner 'til death do you part.'

When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.

If somebody says to me, 'Oh, you're gonna get married and you'll never be attracted to anybody else again,' I'm like, right, sure. It's just not practical to me on an emotional level. Just because I'm married, I'm not dead.