Fall in love Quote by Tishani Doshi
““Ultimately, we will lose each other to something. I would hope for grand circumstance—death or disaster. But it might not be that way at all. It might be that you walk out one morning after making love to buy cigarettes, and never return, or I fall in love with another … It might be a slow drift into indifference. Either way, we’ll have to learn to bear the weight of the eventuality that we will lose each other to something. So why not begin now, while your head rests like a perfect moon in my lap …? Why not reach for the seam in this … night and tear it, just a little, so the falling can begin? Because later, when we cross each other on the streets, and are forced to look away, when we’ve thrown the disregarded pieces of our togetherness into bedroom drawers and the smell of our bodies is disappearing like the sweet decay of lilies—what will we call it, when it’s no longer love?””
About This Quote
Source Poem: Unnamed collection, 2020
The quote reflects on inevitable loss in relationships, urging present intimacy before inevitable separation.
In simple terms: Love fades; act now.
Key Takeaway
Cherish moments now.
Themes
love
impermanence
intimacy
mortality
Mood
melancholic
reflective
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- romantic partnership
- long‑distance relationships
- end‑of‑life reflections
Key Concepts
existentialism
emotional urgency
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you balance present joy with future uncertainty?
- What actions can deepen connection today?
A Different Perspective
It may romanticize loss, overlooking practical relationship work.
