The Quotable Lover [Hardcover]

Nancy Butler (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1592280099 | ISBN-13: 978-1592280094 | Publication Date: January 1, 2004 | Edition: 1st

What other three little words mean more than the simple phrase "I love you"? As Dorothy L. Sayers so succinctly summed it up: "And what do all the great words come to in the end, but that?" Through the ages, love, and the pursuit of it, has been the motivating force behind humanity's most noble and most ignoble acts. It has also been the wellspring of some of our most profound writings. In THE QUOTABLE LOVER you will find more than five hundred unforgettable quotations from this rich vein-some of them are wise, some silly, others are hopeful, and still others are heartwrenching-but all express something important about this most baffling, enchanting, and compelling emotion. Covering everything from puppy love to the unrequited variety, you'll find quotations from poets to politicians, including:



Jane Austen
Saul Bellow
Napoleon Bonaparte
Lord Byron
Cher
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Kahlil Gibran
Matt Groening
Robert Heinlein
Washington Irving
W. Somerset Maugham
O. Henry
Sidney Poitier
Gloria Steinem
Amy Tan



A perfect gift for the perfect-and not-so-perfect-lover in your life, this delicious collection brings out the lover in all of us.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for Nancy Butler:

"Nancy Butler is a writer not to be missed."
-Mary Balogh, nationally best-selling author of No Man's Mistress

"We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love."
-Tom Robbins

"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."
-Robert Frost

"Who so loves believes the impossible."
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning

From the Back Cover

What other three little words mean more than the simple phrase "I love you"? As Dorothy L. Sayers so succinctly summed it up: "And what do all the great words come to in the end, but that?" Through the ages, love, and the pursuit of it, has been the motivating force behind humanity's most noble and most ignoble acts. It has also been the wellspring of some of our most profound writings. In The Quotable Lover you will find more than five hundred unforgettable quotations from this rich vein - some of them are wise, some silly, others are hopeful and still others are heartwrenching - but all express something important about this most baffling, enchanting, and compelling emotion. Covering everything from puppy love to the unrequited kind, you'll find quotations from poets to politicians, including:
Colette, Daphne du Maurier, Helen Fielding, Victor Hugo, Zora Neale Hurston, Henry James, Doris Lessing, Christopher Marlowe, Nora Roberts, J. D. Salinger, Andy Warhol, Oscar Wilde
A perfect gift for the perfect - and not-so-perfect - lover in your life, this delicious collection brings out the lover in all of us.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press; 1st edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592280099
• ISBN-13: 978-1592280094
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,834,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)