what the Buffyverse says about love

In the spirit of Valentine's Day (which I think is totally lame, by the way), here is a collection of love related quotes from various episodes of Buffy. Enjoy!


"Oh, Valentine's Day is just a cheap gimmick to sell cards and chocolate."
-Buffy


"People don't fall in love with what's right in front of them. People want the dream. What they can't have. The more unattainable, the more attractive."
-Xander

"You're *not* friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love till it kills you both. You'll fight, and you'll shag, and you'll hate each other till it makes you quiver, but you'll never be friends.Love isn't brains, children, it's blood... (clasps his chest) blood screaming inside you to work its will. *I* may be love's bitch, but at least *I'm* man enough to admit it."
-Spike

Willow: He's nice. Hey, I like his hands.
Buffy: Mm. A fixation on insignificant detail is a definite crush sign.


"Okay. For the last time. 'I, Anya, want to marry you, Xander, because ... I love you and I'll always love you. And ... before I knew you, I was like a completely different person. Not even a person, really... ...and I had seen what love could do to people, and it was ... hurt and sadness. Alone was better. And then, suddenly there was you, and ... you knew me. You saw me, and it was this ... thing. You make me feel safe and warm. So, I get it now. I finally get love, Xander. I really do.'"
-Anya


"Trust is for old marrieds, Buffy! Great love is wild and passionate and dangerous. It burns and consumes."
-Spike


& a personal favorite of mine:
"Love makes you do the wacky"
-Willow