In the spirit of the complicated Valentines holiday; here are some quotes on loving and being loved.

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover’s arms can only come later when you’re sure they won’t laugh if you trip. ~Jonathan Carroll


If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? ~Author Unknown


There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. ~Mother Teresa

The only gift is a portion of thyself. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There’s too much fraternizing with the enemy. ~Henry Kissinger

We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us. ~Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. ~William Shakespeare

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach. ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

And my favorite quote on this the most Valentiney of all days:

“Many are the starrs I see, but in my eye no starr like thee.”