What is an unusual and romantic text to read at a wedding ceremony?
From Tom Robbins’ book Still Life with a Woodpecker (which is a good read if you have some time): “The most important thing is love,” said Leigh-Cheri. “I know that now. There’s no point in saving the world if it means losing the moon.” Leigh-Cheri sent that message to Bernard though his friend. The message continued, “I’m not quite twenty, but, thanks to you, I’ve learned something that many women these days never learn: Prince Charming really is a toad. And the Beautiful Princess has halitosis. The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b) that is the one and only way that the mediocre and the vile can be transformed, and (c) doing that makes it that. Loving makes love. Loving makes itself. We waste time looking for the perfect love instead of creating the perfect love.” The next day, Bernard’s friend delivered to her this reply: “Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won’t adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Ins
