Unrequited Love

A mighty pain to love it is,
and 'tis a pain that pain to miss;
but of all the pains,
the greatest pain
is to love, but love in vain.
- Abraham Crowley

The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.
- George Bernard Shaw, 1856 - 1950

Let no one who loves be called unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow.
- James Matthew Barrie, 1860 - 1937

Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest:
Love, hopeless love, my ardent soul encumbers:
Love, nightmare-like, lies heavy on my chest,
And weaves itself into my midnight slumbers!
- William S. Gilbert, 1836 - 1911