“You're forgetting something iadala. Love is not a consequence. Love is not a choice. Love is a thirst --- a need as vital to the soul as water is to the body.”

“Love is not a consequence. Love is not a choice. Love is a thirst. A need as vital to the soul as water is to the body. Love is a precious draught that not only soothes a parched throat, but it vitalizes a man. It fortifies him enough that he is willing to slay dragons for the woman who offers it. Take that draught of love from me and I will shrivel to dust. To take it from a man dying of thirst and give it to another whilst he watches is a cruelty I never thought you capable of.”

“Love is a thirst that man need”

“You are my water. Making love with you is all I need to quench my thirst. Why would I throw this away for water from the ocean?”

“Many waters cannot quench the thirst for love,nor can the floods drown it.”

“That's a man's vital spot, the helpless thing he loves. ("Jane Brown's Body")”