Requirements of Love
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Requirements of Love
"You sound as if you are in love with her."
"You sound as if you are in love with her."
"Do you think so?" he said almost eagerly; he couldn't help regarding her remark as a compliment - one that he'd been needing for a long time, too.
"Yes. Your attitude measures up to the two requirements of love. You want to go to bed with her and can't, and you don't know her very well. Ignorance of the other person topped up with deprivation, Jim. You fit the formula all right, and what's more you want to go on fitting it. The old hopeless passion, isn't it?"
--- Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
4:37 AM
Well! I am in love as well!