"I suddenly realized that I mean something to a person, that even my mere presence means something to him, and that he is happy when I am by his side. It sounds a bit simple when you say it like that, but if you think about it, you realize that it's a really big deal that it's for life. It is a force that can tear a person apart and change them completely. In a word, love, but at the same time something else. Something to live for.
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Erich Maria RemarqueAll Translations
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I suddenly realized that I mean something to a person, that even my mere presence means something to him, and that he is happy when I am by his side. It sounds a bit simple when you say it like that, but if you think about it, you realize that it's a really big deal that it's for life. It is a force that can tear a person apart and change them completely. In a word, love, but at the same time something else. Something to live for.
""Egy csapásra rájöttem, hogy jelentek valamit egy embernek, már a puszta jelenlétem is jelent neki valamit, s hogy boldog, ha mellette vagyok. Ez így elmondva kissé egyszerűen hangzik, de ha elgondolja az ember, akkor rájön, hogy iszonyúan nagy dolog, hogy egy életre szól. Olyan erő ez, amely ízekre tépheti az embert, és tökéletesen meg is tudja változtatni. Egyszóval szerelem, de ugyanakkor más egyéb is. Valami, amiért élni lehet."