Insecurity twists meanings and poisons trust. In a closely beleaguered city every sentry is a potential traitor.
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I had never known her before and I had never loved her so much. The more we know the more we love, I thought.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Love deepens with understanding and familiarity.
This quote by Graham Greene reflects the idea that love grows stronger as we get to know someone more intimately. It suggests that the act of learning about another person—their thoughts, emotions, and experiences—can remarkably increase our affection and appreciation for them, highlighting the importance of connection in developing meaningful relationships.
Themes
LoveUnderstandingConnectionRelationshipAffection
In practice
Example use cases
In a wedding speech to emphasize the deep bond between partners.
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All quotes →It seemed to Scobie that life was immeasurably long. Couldn’t the test of man have been carried out in fewer years? Couldn’t we have committed our first major sin at seven, have ruined ourselves for love or hate at ten, have clutched at redemption on a fifteen-year-old deathbed?
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God is love. I don't say the heart doesn't feel a taste of it, but what a taste. The smallest glass of love mixed with a pint pot of ditch-water. We wouldn't recognize that love. It might even look like hate. It would be enough to scare us - God's love.
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Of two hearts one is always warm and one is always cold: the cold heart is more precious than diamonds: the warm heart has no value and is thrown away.
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Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.
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Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.
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