"I cannot help it; reason has nothing..." - Quote by Charles Dickens
I cannot help it; reason has nothing to do with it; I love her against reason-but who would as soon love me for my own sake, as she would love the beggar at the corner.
More by Charles Dickens
“The dew seemed to sparkle more brightly on the green leaves the air to rustle among them with a sweeter music and the sky itself to look more blue and bright. Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercise, even over the appearance of external objects.”
“There was no wind; there was no passing shadow on the deep shade of the night; there was no noise. The city lay behind him, lighted here and there, and starry worlds were hidden by the masonry of spire and roof that hardly made out any shapes against the sky. Dark and lonely distance lay around him everywhere, and the clocks were faintly striking two.”
“My dear if you could give me a cup of tea to clear my muddle of a head I should better understand your affairs.”
More on Love
“The Law of Love, call it attraction, affinity, cohesion if you like, governs the world.”
“I love you, Katie. You might not be ready to say those words now, and maybe you'll never be able to say them, but that doesn't change how I feel about you.”
“Benvolio: What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours? Romeo: Not having that, which, having, makes them short.”
More on Irrationality
“I wonder who it was defined man as a rational animal. It was the most premature definition ever given. Man is many things, but he is not rational.”
“Most illogical Irrational nature of our womanhood, That blushes one way, feels another way, And prays, perhaps another!”
“Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.”