phylosophy out of a friend's messenger nickname (XXVI):

distance does to love what wind does to fire: puts out a small candle, and fuels a wildfire. not quite, i'd say. distance can put out a small candle, i.e, a small love (if such thing is to exist), but it does not turn a bunch of sparks into a wildfire. as a matter of fact, distance tends more to scatter the sparks to the four winds... if you know what i mean.