Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, if you want to know more about it, you can just click on the name! Because Valentine’s Day is so close we get a freebie and quite frankly I hate those. It’s way easier, like really, WAY EASIER to just follow a given topic or theme. However, I did fire up my brain cells and came up with an idea. What exactly is love? What do the bookish realms say about it? I found some quotes that might shed some light on the topic! This is going to be a little different than a ranking though, because I wouldn’t know how to do that (and I might need more than 10).
So, first things first. Not everything is love. Sometimes we just like the idea of a person and that can cloud the judgement of our own feelings. So, always keep that in mind I guess.
Also important to remember: there are so many kinds of love! Motherly love, platonic love, love love. You name it, it probably exists! All types of love are therefore valid. But enough about this, how is love supposed to feel?
Okay, wow! That’s a nice image. But doesn’t that just mean that you are smitten with someone? How do you know it is love?
Quite the strong feeling then, huh? Rearranging the whole world for another human being seems extreme, but maybe it’s possible. It’s such a big promise though …
Good, I am going to shut up now! So, if it’s love you are going to move mountains, I get it! Still, it baffles me a little. I am far from perfect and so are other people, yet we still create this unbreakable bond with them.
So, that’s it then! We love each other despite our faults and mistakes. If it’s true love, we can overcome even that!
Wait, now you have me confused! I thought love was everything and now you are telling me that it can be difficult too? Ugh, why is love so complicated?
That means love is commitment then? It’s a choice to stay with each other and to work together to make it work?
So, not leaving is a really important part then. But what about long distance relationships? They are not all doomed to fail, right?
Okay, if it’s from the pen of the King of Romance Nicholas Sparks, I will trust his opinion. Even though it does sort of make me wonder if it has anything to do with the first quote about being in love with the idea of someone ….
That’s a nice note. Since there are so many different kinds of love, we shouldn’t ever run out of it. I am going to freely interpret this now. There isn’t one true love, there are many true loves and we are always capable of loving again, even if we just lost someone who was really important to us. But finally there is one thing to remember:
Sometimes love isn’t requited in the same way that we are willing to give it and that’s okay too. You can’t make someone love you, but you can be sure that there is someone out there for you! You just have to find them!
That’s it – my very unconventional TTT! I’ve learned a lot about love today. What do you think? What did you come up with for the freebie assignement?
Loving your spin on the theme! Meanwhile I’m totally blank on my own TTT topic. Ugh, hate freebies. I love that Gone Girl quote especially because it’s just so true. The Clockwork Prince quote gave me shivers when I read it and it still does! Really awesome list 😀
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Awe, thank you! I racked my brain yesterday and that was the only thing I could come up with. I mean OTPs and bookish crushes are great, but that would have been very similar to my TTT from last week. I was worried this would turn out as complete nonsense though, so I am happy you said you liked it! I am sure you can come up with something!
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I love what you did with this week freebie. It was a great idea 😀
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Thank you! I was so clueless and then I liked the idea of swoony quotes and this sort of was the result …
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It had a great result 🙂
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THANK YOU <3!
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I love it Kat. unconventional and slightly philosophical 😀
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Thank you! It was the only thing I could think of that was a little different hahaha
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😀 it’s great
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THANKS ❤
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I love this concept ! It’s really original, plus all the quotes you chose are amazing
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Thank you! I am so glad you liked it!
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Love this post, and love the quotes you chose! I’m such a huge fan of Gone Girl and found the book absolutely gripping when it comes to portraying (crazy) love, and I really like that Time Traveler’s Wife quote! Haven’t read the book yet though. 🙂
Here’s my TTT!
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I am so happy you liked it! Thanks!
Oh yes, Gone Girl was amazing! I have to say that the first part dragged a bit for me, but then I couldn’t put it away.
The Time Traveler’s Wife is so beautiful and so sad!
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Holy crap Kat! This is the best Valentine’s freebie TTT I’ve read!
My goodness, I loved it bottom to top. The quotes, the way you linked everything, awesome.
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Awe, THANK YOU! As much as I love OTPs and bookish crushes, it would have felt too similar to what I did last week, so instead I came up with this. I am so happy everyone likes it because I really wasn’t sure! ❤
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Are you kidding?! You did such a great job! Man, explain love is not an easy task and look at that post.
Spot on 🙂
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Thanks, really!! You are making me blush over here!
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Deserved, girl! 🙂
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❤
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Ohh! I loved this, the quotes and the messages! Really great las phrase, as you said, I believe there is someone out there for me but the thing is find that person!! 😀
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Thank you!! And yeah .. the finding is the tough part … I am not really good at that myself to be honest hahaha
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This is amazing. My mind is blown to be honest. So sweet and creative!
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Thank you ❤ I am so glad everyone is liking it!
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These are all so great! 😥
My TTT! 🙂
Dreamland Review.
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This freebie theme is PERFECT, and I fell in love with all of the quotes there. How can writers so easily express a feeling that makes me feel like a complete crazy mess, haha, I don’t get it, but I’m so happy. That Cassandra Clare quote is perfection, I love it. And the David Levithan’s quote is so powerful, too. AGH I love EVERYTHING SO MUCH ❤
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Thank you!! I want to be a writer one day but it just feels like they all can express themselves so much better than me. I am glad everyone is liking the post, I was a little unsure about it hahaha
Bookish quotes are always the best though.
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Oh, but I’m sure you’ll find your writer voice, and be a perfect wonderful author, and I’ll be your first fan forever 😀 ❤
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Awe, you are spoiling me with compliments today!
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Well, that’s because you deserve all of those compliments 😉
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Stop it already! You are the best ❤
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YOU ARE <3<3
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Hahaha if we continue like this we will never stop! Let’s agree that we are both pretty awesome!
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Hahaha, yes we are awesome, let’s say that ahah :p
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I love the idea of this post Kat.
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Thank you, Vinnie!
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It’s perfect in the run up to Valentine’s Day.
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Amazing post. The quote you started with from Gone Girl is so perfect and true! And then the rest of them. Wow. You knocked this one out of the park! Love it.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! You can’t believe how glad I am that everyone likes it 😀
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Interesting post! I love how every book (well most books) have different descriptions on what it is like to be in love.
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Thank you 🙂 I thought it was time for a less conventional approach.
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Love this idea and I love how you incorporated so many different types of books. The Gone Girl quote really sticks with me.
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Thank you! The Gone Girl quote was really important to me, I just had to include it 🙂
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This is so awesome! I love your take on the topic. Some of my favorite books made your list. The Book Thief–SO GOOD! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you so much! I thought it was time I did something different for a change 😀
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I LOVE this!
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Thank you ❤
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