I never shied away from love's hugeness but I had no idea that love could be as reliable as the sun. The daily rising of love.

Jeanette Winterson

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Topic

Nature of love Love

Author

Jeanette Winterson

Source

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Winterson, Jeanette. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Jonathan Cape, 2011.

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Another quote about Nature of love

Love seeketh not itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair.

William Blake

Songs of Experience

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Topic
Generous love Nature of love Love

Author

William Blake
Source
Songs of Experience
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Clod and the Pebble." Songs of Innocence and of Experience Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul. London, 1794.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Clod & the Pebble." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.