Tragic paradox of freedom: the mediocre men who alone make its exercise possible cannot guarantee its duration. Emil Cioran
Love cannot be measured by its duration. Hanif Kureishi
Now that conflict has come, the only way to limit its duration is to apply decisive force. And I assure you, this will not be a campaign of half measures, and we will accept no outcome but victory. George W. Bush
Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration. D. H. Lawrence