just like a murderer jumps of nowhere in an ally, love jumped out in front of us and struck us both at once
Interpretation
Love can catch us by surprise, much like an unexpected encounter.
This quote by Mikhail Bulgakov suggests that love can appear suddenly and without warning, akin to a shocking event. It highlights the unpredictable and sometimes overwhelming nature of love, which can confront us unexpectedly and deeply affect both individuals involved.
In practice
Using this quote in a wedding speech to express the unpredictable nature of love.
But would you kindly ponder this question: What would your good do if evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by things and people. Here is the shadow of my sword. But shadows also come from trees and living beings. Do you want to strip the earth of all trees and living things just because of your fantasy of enjoying naked light? You're stupid.
The tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never! You're asked an unexpected question, you don't even flinch, it takes just a second to get yourself under control, you know just what you have to say to hide the truth, and you speak very convincingly, and nothing in your face twitches to give you away. But the truth, alas, has been disturbed by the question, and it rises up from the depths of your soul to flicker in your eyes and all is lost.
Well, as everyone knows, once witchcraft gets started, there's no stopping it.
Remove the document—and you remove the man.
Literature has become my life.
The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!
Love is such a vast sea, it has neither edges nor ends nor corners.
Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.
Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.
If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.
Love is the longing for the half of ourselves we have lost.
We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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