With words of wisdom from Jane Austen and Mark Twain to Dr. Johnson and Dolly Parton, this compendium of amore will guide readers along the rocky road of love.

"Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you never can tell." - Joan Crawford

"If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." - Dolly Parton

"Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says "I need you because I love you."' - Erich Fromm

"Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience." - Dr. Johnson