THE ORIGINS OF LOVE
"Cupid kissed God and that got the ball rollin'." - Julio, 9
"One of the Greek lady gods got a crush on one of the Greek man gods. He tried to hit her with lightning and thunderbolts, but he just couldn't get her away from him ... After a while, they became the first married gods." - Robbie, 8
CONCERNING WHY LOVE HAPPENS BETWEEN TWO PARTICULAR PEOPLE
One of the people has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too. - Andrew, 6
"No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell ... That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular." - Mae, 9
"I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful." - Manuel, 8
ON WHAT FALLING IN LOVE IS LIKE
"Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life." - John, 9
"If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long." - Glenn, 7
ON THE ROLE OF BEAUTY AND HANDSOMENESS IN LOVE
"If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already in your family, it doesn't hurt to be beautiful." -Anita C., 8
"It isn't always just how you look. Look at me. I'm handsome like anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet." -- Brian, 7
"Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are can last a long time." - Christine, 9
REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE OF LOVE
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." - Greg, 8
HOW DO PEOPLE IN LOVE TYPICALLY BEHAVE
"Mooshy ... like puppy dogs ... except puppy dogs don't wag their tails nearly as much." - Arnold, 10
"When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall down and they don't get up for at least an hour." - Wendy, 8
"All of a sudden, the people get movies fever so they can sit together in the dark." - Sherm, 8
CONCERNING WHY LOVERS OFTEN HOLD HANDS
"They want to make sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for them." - Gavin, 8
"They are just practising for when they might have to walk down the aisle someday and do the holy matchimony thing." - John, 9
CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS ABOUT LOVE
"I'm in favour of love as long as it doesn't happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on television." - Jill, 6
"Love is foolish ... but I still might try it sometime." - Floyd, 9
"Yesterday I kissed a girl in a private place ... We were behind a tree." - Carey, 7
"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I’ve been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me." - Dave, 8
"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough." - Regina, 10
THE PERSONAL QUALITIES YOU NEED TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD LOVER
"Sensitivity don't hurt." - Robbie, 8
"One of you should know how to write a check. Because, even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills." - Ava, 8
SOME SURE-FIRE WAYS TO MAKE A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU
"Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores." - Del, 6
"Shake your hips and hope for the best." - Camille, 9
"Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs ... and don't worry if their parents are right there." - Manuel, 8
"Don't do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain't the same thing as love." - Alonzo, 9
"One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it's something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for me." - Bart, 9
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