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!
There are moments of mingled sorrow and tenderness, which hallow the caresses of affection.
Even this late it happens the coming of love, the coming of light. You wake and the candles are lit as if by themselves, stars gather, dreams pour into your pillows, sending up warm bouquets of air. Even this late the bones of the body shine and tomorrow’s dust flares into breath.
Human love serves to love those dear to us but to love one's enemies we need divine love.
You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others.
No more words. We know them all, all the words that should not be said. But you have made my world more perfect.
No amount of scholastic attainment, of able and profound exposition of brilliant and stirring eloquence can atone for the absence of a deep impassioned sympathetic love for human souls.
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