Quotation by

Bruce Lee

Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.

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Bruce Lee compares love to a friendship that starts with excitement and intensity, like a bright but unstable flame. Over time, this love deepens and steadies, becoming a strong, lasting warmth that continues to burn steadily inside us.

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