just like a murderer jumps of nowhere in an ally, love jumped out in front of us and struck us both at once
Interpretation
Love can catch us by surprise, much like an unexpected encounter.
This quote by Mikhail Bulgakov suggests that love can appear suddenly and without warning, akin to a shocking event. It highlights the unpredictable and sometimes overwhelming nature of love, which can confront us unexpectedly and deeply affect both individuals involved.
In practice
Using this quote in a wedding speech to express the unpredictable nature of love.
But would you kindly ponder this question: What would your good do if evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by things and people. Here is the shadow of my sword. But shadows also come from trees and living beings. Do you want to strip the earth of all trees and living things just because of your fantasy of enjoying naked light? You're stupid.
The tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never! You're asked an unexpected question, you don't even flinch, it takes just a second to get yourself under control, you know just what you have to say to hide the truth, and you speak very convincingly, and nothing in your face twitches to give you away. But the truth, alas, has been disturbed by the question, and it rises up from the depths of your soul to flicker in your eyes and all is lost.
Well, as everyone knows, once witchcraft gets started, there's no stopping it.
Remove the document—and you remove the man.
Literature has become my life.
The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!
Then there is the usual scene when lovers are excited with each other, quarrels, entreaties, reproaches, and then fondling reconcilement.
Prayer is first and foremost an act of love
[T]o love a specific person, and to identify with his or her struggles and joys as if they were your own, you have to surrender some of your self.
When my love swears that she is made of truth, _x000D_ _x000D_ I do believe her, though I know she lies.
It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of the object loved.
But I say to you, the Lord says, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, pray for those who persecute you. Why did he command these things? So that he might free you from hatred, sadness, anger and grudges, and might grant you the greatest possession of all, perfect love, which is impossible to possess except by the one who loves all equally in imitation of God.
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