To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I

If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.

 I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. 

That's the thing about girls. 

Every time they do something pretty...

 you fall half in love with them,

 and then you never know where the hell you are.

How absurd and delicious it is to be in love with somebody younger than yourself. 

Everybody should try it.