Here's the thing about love: It's hard to put into words, but these 50 love quotes and love phrases make saying what you're really feeling to your partner a whole lot easier.

Love brings up emotions that run the gamut from agony to ecstasy. Love can inspire us to accomplish some of the craziest and most amazing feats.

Love can make you happier than you've ever been, sadder than you've ever been, angrier than you've ever been. It can elate you and deflate you almost at the same time. 

While we can all pretty much recognize the emotions associated with love, actually finding the words to explain those feelings is a pretty tough order.

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People have searched for centuries to find the right way to say "I love you" and to try to explain those butterflies in your stomach, that warm fuzzy feeling in your belly and that heart skipping a beat. 

One thing we DO know is that  whether you've love and won — or loved and lost, it's ALWAYS worth it.

While there are plenty of non-verbal ways to express your love, finding that perfect love quote that sums up exactly what you're feeling can be pretty amazing.

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Luckily, some the world's greatest artists, poets, musicians and hopeless romantics (like ourselves) have managed to articulate the magic of love using words so simple and perfect, sharing them can mean the world.

Here are 50 of the best love quotes you will find online, perfect for sharing with that special someone. We couldn't have put these inspirational phrases better ourselves. 

1. How love works...

"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. That’s what I hope to give you forever." — The Notebook

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2. How love feels... 

"I look at you and see the rest of my life in front of my eyes." — (Unknown)

3. It brings happiness... 

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." — Victor Hugo

4. What you learn from love...

"All, everything that I understand, I only understand because I love." — Leo Tolstoy

5. Where love is, God is ...

"And remember, as it was written, to love another person is to see the face of God." — Les Miserables 

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6. Why love matters ... 

"I'm much more me when I'm with you." — (Unknown)

7. Why love hurts ...

It's a very dangerous state. You are inclined to recklessness and kind of tune out the rest of your life and everything that's been important to you. It's actually not all that pleasurable. I don't know who the hell wants to get in a situation where you can't bear an hour without somebody's company." — Colin Firth  

8. How love colors your world ...

"The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart." — Helen Keller

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9. Love is giving ...

"To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that’s everything." — T. Tolis

10. Love is blind ...

"I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more." — Angelita Lim  

11. Love is unselfish ...

"In order to be happy oneself it is necessary to make at least one other person happy." — Theodor Reik

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12. When love takes over ...

"The heart wants what it wants. There's no logic to these things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that's that." — Woody Allen

13. Love does not judge ... 

"There's no substitute for a great love who says, 'No matter what's wrong with you, you're welcome at this table.'" — Tom Hanks

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14. Love grow and grows ...

"I swear I couldn't love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow." — Leo Christopher

15. Love means togetherness ...

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you." — A. A. Milne

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"You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not." ― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

17. Love without end ...

Now that the month of love is in full bloom, there's something that you may be itching to cross off your agenda. The closer we get to Valentine's Day, the more apparent it becomes that we're going to have to scramble for that absolutely perfect gift for that special someone. 

That's where these amazing last-minute DIY Valentine's Day gifts come in. And you won't be disappointed.

For fellow procrastinators, these insightful words by Bill Watterson have never looked more promising: "You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic."

Luckily, these swoon-worthy Valentine's Day gift ideas will prove that you don't have to be a DIY connoisseur to avoid showing up empty-handed.

The greatest aspects of these gifts are that they're easy to make and can be done in your spare time, showing that a little TLC goes a long way. Plus, you'll save yourself from feeling like you're in the hunger games along with all of those crunch-time shoppers. 

1. Love Note in a Bottle

By Thrive360Living​

Supplies:

• Tag Paper Punch
• Paper
• Mini hole punch
• Stickers
• Glass bottle
• Confetti hearts
• Ribbon

Instructions:

Not only is this easy to make (writing your love note and decorating the bottle with confetti hearts, and stickers... Could life be any simpler?), it's a great idea for a thoughtful and personal custom gift.

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2. Valentine Light Bulb

By Design Sponge

Supplies:

• Red thin gauge wire (available at craft stores)
• Light bulb (any standard incandescent bulb with a regular size base will do, but no fluorescent or halogen bulbs)
• Pliers
• Screwdriver
• Safety goggles
• Scrap piece of wood or wood cube (craft stores usually sell wood for crafts and would have a small square or chunky piece that would work)
• 2 pins
• Paper and pen (or type written message)
• Wire cutters
• Hammer and nail (Optional — if you are using soft balsa or craft wood, these are not necessary)
• Hot glue gun

Cost:

• Wire: $2
• Wood scrap or cube: $2
• Tools, paper: on hand

Time: 1 hour

Instructions:

1. Prepare a surface on a work table for hollowing out the bulb. Make sure the area is large because little chunks might jump off the base when you crack the glass.
2. Follow these instructions on how to hollow out the light bulb. These are easy to follow instructions that also give good tips on safety and procedure.
3. When you have your bulb ready, clean the outside carefully and put it to the side somewhere where it is protected from breaking.
4. Cut a ten inch piece of wire to make a heart "filament." Fold the wire in half to create a sharp crease, then unfold. About an inch from the crease, take both loose wire ends and loop both wires around to create the heart halves. Then pull both wires back down, overlapping the center of the crease and extending beyond the heart shape. You may want to tweak the heart halves a little to get heart shape that you like. Your heart should be about 1/2" wide so it will fit through the base of the bulb pretty easily.
5. If you want two or more heart filaments in your bulb, repeat step 5 one or more times.
6. Take your filaments to your bulb and hold them up to see how long the stems need to be to have the heart filaments positioned in roughly the center of the bulb. Use your pliers to cut the extra wire off the ends. Also test that they fit into your bulb without having to smush them or distort the shapes. If that is the case, make them smaller.
7. If your wood is soft, you should be able to poke the wire filaments down into the top of the wood and they will stay in position. If you are using a firmer wood, use a hammer and nail to create a small guide hole. Then remove the nail and push the wire down into the hole. You may want to secure these with glue as well.
8. Now fit your glass bulb over the filaments and glue the bulb down to the wood at the base.
9. Use the pins to attach your love note or message to the front of the piece of wood.

3. Heart-Shaped Tea Bag

By Her Imajination​

Supplies:

• String
• Needle
• Scissors
• Construction paper
• Tea bags
• Tea leaves
• Tablespoon
• Coffee bag (optional)

Instructions:

1. Cut construction paper in the shape of a heart so that it's big enough to fit a teaspoon of tea leaves.
2. Put the heart over the tea bag and sew around it. Make sure each stitch is close together so there is no room for the tea leaves to fall out.
3. Leave about an inch opening to fill the heart with 1 tablespoon of tea leaves.
4. Make a funnel with a piece of paper and insert it into the opening.
5. Scoop a tablespoon of your favorite tea.
6. Fill the heart through the funnel with the tea leaves.
7. Evenly distribute the tea leaves inside the heart.
8. Take the funnel out and make sure all the tea leaves are inside the heart.
9. Complete stitching the heart.
10. After the heart is completely stitched, tie a knot and cut the remainder of the string

Tea tag:

1. Cut out a tea tag in any shape you like.
2. Take a needle with thread (8 inches if single strand; 16 inches if double strand) and put it through the tea tag.
3. Grab the heart-sewn tea bag and put the needle through the crevice of the heart.
4. Pull the string through the tea bag to the desired length.
5. Tie a double knot and cut the remaining string.
6. Cut around the heart (make sure to not cut too close to the stitch).

4. Instagram Photobook

By Crème de la Craft​

Supplies:

• 3” x 3” Instagram photos (download/print photos using Instaport, Prinstagram, FoxGram and PostalPix)
• 6” x 3” cardstock paper (you’ll need 1 sheet for every 2 photos)
• Glue stick or tape runner
• 2 pieces of 3.5” x 3.5” chip board (you can also upcycle a notebook cover or cereal box)
• Decorative scrapbook paper (for the covers)
• Red
  

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