# Quote — Samuel R. Delany, The Einstein Intersection

> It is not that love sometimes makes mistakes, but that it is, essentially, a mistake. We fall in love when our imagination projects nonexistent perfections on to another person. One day the phantasmagoria vanishes, and with it love dies.

- Author: [Samuel R. Delany](https://www.leafyquotes.com/samuel-r-delany.md)
- Book: [The Einstein Intersection](https://www.leafyquotes.com/samuel-r-delany/the-einstein-intersection.md)
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> Whoever heard of La-ing or Lo-ing somebody you’re herding goats with, or laughing with, or making love with.

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