Quote by Ann Patchett

Love was action. It came to you. It was not a choice.

Love was action. It came to you. It was not a choice.

Summary

This quote suggests that love is not a deliberate decision, but rather something that happens spontaneously and naturally. It implies that love is an active force that initiates and reaches out to individuals, rather than something individuals actively choose or pursue. Love is depicted as a powerful and involuntary emotion, contrasting the idea that it can be reasoned or controlled.

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