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What was it that made this human love so much more desirable to me than the love of my own kind? Was it because it was so exclusive and capricious? The sould offered love and acceptance to all. Did I crave a greater challenge? This love was tricky; it had no hard-and-fast rules- it might be given for free, as with Jamie, or earned through hard work, as with Ian, or completly and heartbreakingly inattainable, as with Jared. Or was it simply better somehow? because these humans could hate with so much fury, was the other end of the spectrum that they could love with more heart and zeal and fire?

Stephenie Meyer#8

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About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker compares human love favorably to their kind's love due to its complexity and intensity.
In plain terms
Human love seems better because it is harder to get and more intense.
What can you take from it?
Challenging emotions can feel more meaningful than easy ones.

Where it applies

  • romantic attraction
  • comparing relationships
  • self-reflection

Putting it to work

  • value effort in love
  • appreciate intensity

Questions to consider

  • Is love better when it is hard to get?
  • What makes love meaningful?

Another view

It romanticizes the difficulty of love rather than its accessibility.

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