Quote by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

You will think me cruel, very selfish, but love is always selfish; the more ardent the more selfish. How jealous I am you cannot know. You must come with me, loving me, to death; or else hate me, and still come with me, and hating me through death and after. There is no such word as indifference in my apathetic nature.

You will think me cruel, very selfish, but love is always se

Summary

This quote expresses the intense and possessive nature of love. The speaker believes that love is inherently selfish, becoming even more intense as it grows. They reveal their deep jealousy and desire for unwavering loyalty, stating that their partner must either accompany them passionately until death or resentfully accompany them even in hatred, both during and after death. The speaker emphasizes their lack of indifference, claiming a deeply apathetic nature is nonexistent within them.

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Death Love Selfishness Hatred

By Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

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