Quote by Jeanette Winterson

The tamer my love, the farther away it is from love. In fierceness, in heat, in longing, in risk, I find something of love's nature. In my desire for you, I burn at the right temperature to walk through love's fire. So when you ask me why I cannot love you more calmly, I answer that to love you calmly is not to love you at all.

The tamer my love, the farther away it is from love. In fier

Summary

This quote suggests that true love cannot exist within the bounds of calmness and tameness. The speaker expresses that love thrives on intensity, passion, and risk-taking. They argue that to truly experience love, one must be willing to confront the fiery challenges and desires that come with it. Loving someone calmly is deemed insufficient because it fails to encompass the very essence of love. Thus, the quote emphasizes that a love that is not wild, fervent, and all-consuming is not love at all.

By Jeanette Winterson

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