CURATED COLLECTION

Falling in Love

The experience of falling in love is irrational, overwhelming, and remains the most written-about thing in all of literature.

41 quotes found

“
My heart burns with love, yet my lips are sealed by custom and fear.

—Zeynep HatunPoet

Renaissance ERA • MENA

“
When you are absent, my nights are long; when you are near, the day is gone too soon.

—Wallada bint al-MustakfiPoet & Caliph

Medieval ERA • MENA

“
The moon has set and the Pleiades. It is midnight. Time passes. I lie alone.

—SapphoLyric Poet

Ancient World ERA • Southern Europe

“
Mi alma quiere irse de mi cuerpo, por un beso.

—Delmira AgustiniPoet

Early Modern ERA • Latin America

“
Love is like a long journey. You leave and you don't return.

—Marguerite DurasNovelist

Post-War ERA • Western Europe

“
My tears are proof of my love; without love, what need is there for tears?

—FuzuliPoet

Renaissance ERA • MENA

“
To my lover I say: You are my heart’s desire, and my soul's refuge.

—Wallada bint al-MustakfiPoet & Caliph

Medieval ERA • MENA

“
In His love, I am lost and found. My existence is but a whisper in His vastness.

—Aisha al-BaunniyyaPoet, Scholar & Author

Medieval ERA • MENA

“
There is no peace for me, and I am not at war; I fear and hope; I burn and am a mass of ice.

—Francesco PetrarchScholar & Poet

Renaissance ERA • Southern Europe

“
My soul is a nightingale, trapped in a cage, yearning for its rose garden.

—Zeynep HatunPoet

Renaissance ERA • MENA

“
The dark one has pierced my heart, I can never be healed.

—MirabaiPoet

Renaissance ERA • South Asia

“
Love, that in gentle heart is quickly learned, seized him for the fair form that was taken from me.

—Dante AlighieriPoet & Philosopher

Medieval ERA • Western Europe

“
Take me now while it is early and I carry the bouquet of my first violets.

—Juana de IbarbourouPoet

Early Modern ERA • Latin America

“
I cannot live, dear Lord, if I do not love Thee.

—Mechthild of MagdeburgMystic, Writer & Author

Medieval ERA • Western Europe

“
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.

—Jane AustenNovelist

Industrial Age ERA • Western Europe

“
Come, let us raise our hands in prayer, for we too have forgotten the art of love.

—Faiz Ahmad FaizScholar & Thinker

Late Modern ERA • South Asia

“
I am Mahsati, famed in love, my heart aflame with desire.

—Mahsati GanjaviPoet

Medieval ERA • Central Asia

“
Love is not about possession, but sacrifice. It demands everything, gives tirelessly.

—Chiung YaoNovelist

Post-War ERA • East Asia

“
I'm ready to suffer, I'm ready to hope.

—Sade AduScholar & Thinker

Late Modern ERA • West Africa

“
Let me begin again. Let me put down my guns.

—Ocean VuongPoet & Novelist

Digital Age ERA • North America

Loading more...