Neil Gaiman

Have you ever been in love?  Horrible isn't it? 

Love takes hostages.  It gets inside you.  It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness.

Nothing should be able to do that.  Especially not love.  I hate love.

(From issue #65 of his comic-book series, "The Sandman."  Tomorrow is the 51st birthday of this prolific author of fiction, science fiction, graphic novels, and comic books. )