Lasting instead of burning: love that stands the ordeal of time.

What if we stopped confusing love with passion? Drawing on Rousseau, Hugo, Proust, Camille Laurens (the author of the preface), and Simone Weil, the author weaves an original line of thought. Without sentimentality and against the tide of contemporary cynicism, the author shows how two human beings can elevate one another without becoming indistinguishable. With brilliant and accessible writing that combines rigor and warmth, this essay is a philosophical journey that speaks to the heart and the mind. A delicate manifesto for loving better, more freely, and perhaps for longer.