Encounters Quote by Michel Foucault

Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are prevented from seeing one another and they cannot write;…

— Victor Hugo

“Lovers are the best and worst kind of thieves, you know. That’s the trick of love, you see. An entirely new invention, every time.…

— Jeanette LeBlanc

We need to participate directly in the evolution of consciousness, which, at its core, is the evolution of love.

— Marc Gafni

Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are prevented from seeing one another and they cannot write;…

— Victor Hugo

“This advance (at first very much against the will of the outdistanced men) will transform the love experience, which is now filled with error,…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“When the impulse to share becomes obligatory, when personal boundaries are no longer respected, when only the shared space of togetherness is acknowledged and…

— Esther Perel

Lovers re-create the world.

— Carter Heyward

“Our lovemaking was exactly that—not just sex, but the joining of two troubled hearts, the easing of two battered souls.”

— Kate SeRine

...the deepest secrets about ourselves that we, in the ultimate act of humanity, will spare those we truly love.

— Marisha Pessl

“Love transcends mere coexistence. It fosters an original partnership where we can evolve as independent individuals creating mutual growth and inspiring goals. When we…

— Erik Pevernagie

“But even I know that love doesn’t steer by logic, nor is power distributed evenly. Lovers arrive at their first kisses with scars as…

— Ian McEwan

“Lovers must not, like usurers, live for themselves alone. They must finally turn from their gaze at one another back toward the community. If…

— Wendell Berry