Elif Batuman Quote

Love is a rare and valuable thing, and you don't get to choose its object. You just go around getting hung up on all the least convenient things-and if the only obstacle in your way is a little extra work, then that's the wonderful gift right there.

The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them (ed. Granta Books, 2011) - ISBN: 9781847083791

Love is a rare and valuable thing, and you don't get to choose its object. You just go around getting hung up on all the least convenient things-and...

Love is a rare and valuable thing, and you don't get to choose its object. You just go around getting hung up on all the least convenient things-and...

Love is a rare and valuable thing, and you don't get to choose its object. You just go around getting hung up on all the least convenient things-and...

Love is a rare and valuable thing, and you don't get to choose its object. You just go around getting hung up on all the least convenient things-and...