Eros is very close to death. And both things, in a way, balance each other.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.
There is no art without Eros.
Eros is not tranquil - it gives us spikes of happiness rather than a constant feeling of wellbeing. It's the love we feel at the beginning of a love affair and corresponds to the expression 'falling in love' since it is as involuntary an impulse as a physical fall.
Very different from eros is philia, a serene love much more akin to friendship, with its reciprocal kindnesses. You love each other for the happy experiences and pleasures you share.
For I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide.
Near-death experiences give you balance. You become more worldly. Your ideas become bigger.
One death to a man is a serious thing: a dozen neutralize one another.
Even one death is horrible.
The sole equality on earth is death.
Eros is everywhere. It is what binds.