“And though the symptons of lovesickness may be many, they all share a single cause and single cure: you.”

“There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.”

“Though it may be right to care more for the benefit of the many than for the indulgence of your own single self, when you consider that the many, and duty to them, only exist to you through your own existence, what can be said?”

“You are exhibiting symptoms of urban singles angst. There are cures for this. Drink up. Go.”

“All the spring may be hidden in the single bud, and the low ground nest of the lark may hold the joy that is to herald the feet of many rose-red dawns.”

“Though in single life your joys may not be very many, your sorrows, at least will not be more than you can bear. Marriage may change your circumstances for the better, but in my private opinion, it is far more likely to produce a contrary result”