A kiss may not be the truth, but it is what we wish were true.
Interpretation
A kiss symbolizes our desires and fantasies about love, even if it doesn't always represent reality.
This quote by Steve Martin reflects on the nature of a kiss as a powerful symbol of affection and emotion. While a kiss may not necessarily express the truth of a relationship or feelings, it embodies our hopes and aspirations for love and connection, highlighting the often idealized view we have of romantic gestures.
In practice
This quote can be used in a romantic speech or during a wedding ceremony to emphasize the idealism of love.
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You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.
Christ not only died for all: He died for each.
As I love nature, as I love singing birds, and gleaming stubble, and flowing rivers, and morning and evening, and summer and winter, I love thee, my Friend.
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My body, plowed by your body, will turn into a field where one is sown and a hundred reaped.
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