Almost Love Quotes

• Emeth came walking forward into the open strip of grass between the bonfire and the Stable. His eyes were shining, his face was solemn, his hand was on his sword-hilt, and he carried his head high. Jill felt like crying when she looked at his face. And Jewel whispered in the King's ear, "By the Lion's Mane, I almost love this young warrior, Calormene though he be. He is worthy of a better god than Tash.

  C. S. Lewis

  Kings, Eye, Warrior

  C.S.Lewis (2016). “The Chronicles of Narnia Vol VII: The Last Battle”, p.94, ENRICH CULTURE GROUP LIMITED

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• I don't really like politics that much. And I like the order and simplicity of sports. They have an ending. You can argue with your friends about it, but in the end you still like sports. I almost love the fantasy world of sports more than the real world.

  Norm MacDonald

  Sports, Real, Order

  "Norm MacDonald Has No Problem Paying O.J. Simpson Under the Table". Interview with Abram Sauer, www.esquire.com. April 12, 2011.

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• Perhaps there is no position more perilous to a man's honesty thanthat?of knowing himselftobe quiteloved by a girl whom he almost loves himself.

  Anthony Trollope

  Girl, Honesty, Men

  'Phineas Finn' (1869) ch. 50

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• My friends are much more dangerous than my enemies. These latter - with infinite subtlety - spin webs to keep me out of places where I hate to go, - and tell stories of me to people whom it would be vanity and vexation to meet; - and they help me so much by their unconscious aid that I almost love them.

  Lafcadio Hearn

  Hate, Vanity, People

  Lafcadio Hearn (2008). “The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn Including the Japanese Letters”, p.147, Wildside Press LLC

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• I recalled when I worked in the woods and the bars of Madras, Oregon. That short-haired joy and roughness America your stupidity. I could almost love you again.

  Gary Snyder

  Love You, Oregon, America

  Gary Snyder (1992). “No nature: new and selected poems”, Pantheon

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