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  • Eros is not tranquil-it gives us spikes of happiness rather than a constant feeling of wellbeing. It's the love we feel at the beginning of a love affair and corresponds to the expression 'falling in love' since it is as involuntary an impulse as a physical fall.

    "Ideas for modern living: love" by François Lelord, www.theguardian.com. February 12, 2011.