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title: "5 Love Consolation Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“I want you to know, if you ever read this, there was a time when I would rather have had you by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-nelson/i-want-you-to-know-if-you-ever-read-this-there-was-a-time-when-i/)

[Maggie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-nelson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/maggie-nelson-4294_blue_i-want-you-to-know-if-you-ever-read-this_58210.jpg)

> [Such simple and steady acts of kindness are the essence of love, the substance of life. All of us need love; all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-d-newell/such-simple-and-steady-acts-of-kindness-are-the-essence-of-love-the/)

[Lloyd D. Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-d-newell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f4/lloyd-d-newell-45922_acts-of-kindness_such-simple-and-steady-acts-of-kindness_686145.png)

> [Love is not consolation, it is light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/love-is-not-consolation-it-is-light/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/anonymous-1_consolation_love-is-not-consolation-it-is-light-1939_1939345.jpg)

> [ “Marriage \[is\] two flawed people coming together to create a space of stability, love and consolation, a haven in a heartless world.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/marriage-is-two-flawed-people-coming-together-to-create-a-space-of/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/timothy-keller-240_coming-together_marriage-is-two-flawed-people-coming-tog_2031045.png)

> [When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gore/when-i-write-love-songs-people-think-they-re-really-soppy-but-i-see/)

[Martin Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/martin-gore-10578_life_when-i-write-love-songs-people-think-the_3193417.jpg)

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