"Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it. It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside of you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life. You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should just be friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination, not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love."
-Neil Gaiman

I saw this today. All I have to say is wow. I'll warn you ahead of  time that this is alittle rant. I don't know how someone could feel that way about love. Yeah, I get it. It makes you vulnerable, it gets to your heart and at times it's extremely painful, especially when you lose the one you love. But it doesn't rip you apart if you really think about it. I mean sure. It hurts for awhile, you feel empty for a while, but you soon get over it, so technically it doesn't rip you apart because you do heal. The pain stops, and you get on with your life, and eventually, you do find that someone that you can see yourself with, forever. Til the day you die and beyond. Yes, it takes a lot of dedication in order to do so. I think this Neil man is overly theatrical. My mother agrees. So if you ever see a quote like this, don't believe it. You'll find someone worth crying over, someone worth giving things up for, and someone that would do the complete same for you. Sorry I wasted your time. Hahahaha. Just remember, theres someone that is perfect for you, somewhere in this outrageous little world of ours.