Infatuation Quotes
We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter.
Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.25, BookBaby
Max Stirner (1995). “Stirner: The Ego and its Own”, p.72, Cambridge University Press
Love sees clearly, and seeing, loves on. But infatuation is blind; when it gains sight, it dies.
Mary Roberts Rinehart (2015). “A Poor Wise Man”, p.265, Sheba Blake Publishing
Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #2: Perfect Match, Second Glance, and My Sister's Keeper”, p.619, Simon and Schuster
Faces come and faces go in circular rotation.But something yearns within to grow beyond infatuation.
Song: If We Try
Ann Hood (2013). “The Obituary Writer: A Novel”, p.23, W. W. Norton & Company
I cut you out because I couldn't stand being a passing fancy.
Sylvia Plath (2013). “The Journals of Sylvia Plath”, p.15, Anchor
Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.24, BookBaby
'Holy Sonnets' (after 1609) no. 10 (in J. Carey's edition, OUP, 1990)
Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.
George Eliot (2005). “Four Novels of George Eliot”, p.716, Wordsworth Editions
Joan Bauer (2005). “Thwonk”, p.1, Penguin
You have now reached infatuation’s final destination—the complete and merciless devaluation of self.
Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). “The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims”, p.22, A&C Black
Infatuation means, 'A love that it is inconvenient to go on with.
Celia Fremlin (2017). “Uncle Paul”, p.172, Courier Dover Publications