The heart asks pleasure first, and then excuse from pain, an... - Pablo Neruda

"The heart asks pleasure first, and then excuse from pain, and then those little anodynes that deaden suffering."

Pablo Neruda Happiness

Poet Chilean 1904–1973

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"I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees."

"Tonight I can write the saddest lines."

"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming."

"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where."

"Babalú!"

"My greatest joy is making people smile."

"Laughter and love make a home."

"The best things in life are free."