Love is an irresistible desire to be desired irresistibly.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love is a powerful urge to be desired in return, creating a loop of mutual attraction.
- In plain terms
- Love is wanting to be desired intensely.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize love’s reciprocal nature.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you seek to be desired or to desire?
- How does this affect relationships?
Another view
Simplifies complex emotional dynamics.
More from Robert Frost
It is only a moment here and a moment there that the greatest writer has.
Permalink to quote #117 Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
Permalink to quote #119 How many times it thundered before Franklin took the hint! How many apples fell on Newton's head before he took the hint! Nature is always hinting at us. It hi…
Permalink to quote #116
Related quotes
I love beautiful women, and beautiful women love me. It has to be both ways.
Donald TrumpDonald Trump quote #1 Caraf trachas Lloegyr, lleudir goglet hediw, ac yn amgant y Lliw lliwas callet. Caraf am rotes rybuched met, myn y dyhaet my meith gwyrysset. Carafy theilu ae …
Hywel ab Owain GwyneddHywel ab Owain Gwynedd quote #1 A kiss may not be the truth, but it is what we wish were true.
Steve MartinSteve Martin quote #4