February 2012
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“Tell me about the dream where we pull the bodies out of the lake
and dress them...”
– Richard Siken, Crush
“I walked over to the hill where we used to go and sled. There were a lot of...”
– Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Six types of Love
Eros
a passionate physical and emotional love based on aesthetic enjoyment; stereotype of romantic love
Ludus a love that is played as a game or sport; conquest; may have multiple partners at once
Storge an affectionate love that slowly develops from friendship, based on similarity
Pragma love that is driven by the head, not the heart
Mania obsessive love; experience great emotional highs...
“You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you...”
– Terence McKenna
“Go with your love to the fields.
Lie down in the shade. Rest your head
in her...”
– Wendell Berry
“Love is the heat of his breath on my neck when he sleeps, waking up with the air...”
– S. Jelkins
“The best things in life make you sweaty.”
– Edgar Allan Poe
