"Susan Sontag On Love"
Sept. 1, 2014 | Gould, Jack. Pad: The Guide to Ultra-Living.
Notes to Self are longer journal entries from Seven Yrs Ago. I was 21 late 2014.
Susan Sontag On Love
(from BrainPickings.org)
“Nothing is mysterious, no human relation. Except love.” 8/29/65
“Mad People = people who stand alone + burn. I’m attracted to them because they give me permission to do the same.” 1/4/66
“What I have to get over: the idea that the value of love rises as the self dwindles.” 2/10/70
“Being in love means being willing to ruin yourself for the other person.” 2/12/70
“QUALITIES THAT TURN ME ON
(Someone I love must have at least 2 or 3)
Intelligence
Beauty, elegance
Doceur [“gentleness, sweetness”]
Glamor, celebrity
Strength
Vitality, sexual enthusiasm, gaity, charm
Emotional expressiveness, tenderness (verbal, physical) affectionateness” 2/15/70
“I’m only interested in people engaged in a project of self-transformation.” 4/11/71
“Can I love someone… and still think/fly? Love is flying sown, floating. Thought is solitary flight, beating wings.” 1/7/73
Why yes, I could love Susan.
For commentary seven years later, go here.