"Yvain was so distressed at departing from his beloved that his heart did not leave. The king could lead the body, but not the heart, which attached itself so strongly to the heart of the lady left behind that he had not the power to draw it away. The body cannot possibly live without the heart, yet this wonder did happen. The body still held on to life without the heart, which, though accustomed to lodging there, had no desire to follow the body farther. The heart found a good home, and the body lived in hope of returning to its heart. In place of the heart, the body had, in a strange manner, created a substitute out of hope." -- Chretien de Troyes, The Knight with the Lion

Liszt, Liebestraum--Khatia Buniatishvlili

Magical. I've never heard this performed with such sensitivity, color, expression, and beauty. It makes me feel warm inside, like hot chocolate on a cold, snowy day.

Here's another for good measure. Breathtaking. Liebe, komme zu mir.

"If we purify ourselves of wickedness, then we will come to see invisible realities. But there is no point, while we are still blind, in asking why it is we cannot see the light, no point in stuffing our ears and then asking why it is we cannot hear anything." -- John of Apamea

"The joy of late love is like green firewood when set aflame, for the longer the wait in lighting, the greater heat it yields and the longer its force lasts." -- Chretien de Troyes

"Whoever sits in solitude and is quiet
has escaped from three wars:
those of hearing, speaking, and seeing.
Then there is only one war left in which to fight, and that is the battle for your own heart. -- Abba Anthony