P. Le Pew (c) Warner Bros

Love not me for comely grace,
For my pleasing eye or face;
Nor for any outward part,
No, nor for my constant heart;
For those may fail or turn to ill,
So thou and I shall sever.
Keep therefore a true woman's eye,
And love me still, but know not why,
So hast thou the same reason still
To doat upon me ever.
-- John Wilbye

i have written a series based on my friendship with two admirable guys back in november 2004 (two guys, a girl and someone better; two guys, a girl and a birthday suit; two guys, a girl and black friday; two guys, a girl and ever after), and in the process, have learned that one of the toughest decisions in my 'adult life' is choosing mr right. sure, it doesn't take a whole lot of left-brain thinking to handpick the right person. i've laughed again and again at the silliness of pepe le pew's quirky character -- Pepe Le Pew has all the qualities of a great lover. He is a born romantic. His enthusiasm knows no bounds. His ego is as big as the Eiffel Tower. He showers les femmes with flowery come-ons, champagne, and gifts. He purrs. He coos. He cajoles... All in that entrancing French accent. Perhaps Pepe Le Pew would have less trouble with the lovely ladies if he stuck to his own species. Pepe has an unfortunate habit of falling not for skunks, but for discolored black cats with white stripes painted down their backs. Sometimes these cats are escaped wild cats... Sometimes the cats get their stripes by backing up into recently painted poles or benches; other times dye down their backs gives them their skunk-like appearance -- hmm... i wonder, how many can relate to this misguided, lovable skunk? you'd think pepe would've figured out that his "femme fatale" is actually a wild cat with white paint on its back. same goes for people. if you're smart, you'd single out the right person among a throng of wrong people in a heartbeat, but is it possible to have two [mr/ms] rights?

When love is right, he finds in her what he could not find in others. She is in a class so alone that she has no contenders. She has his rhythm and hears his beat. -- TD Jakes

i have yet to find the answer -- or perhaps, it has already found me.

Pepe Le Pew's famous love quotes

"Darling, you found me! How sweet *kiss, kiss*, how clever *kiss, kiss*, we will never part again!"
"You are here to interview about the greatest love of my life, yes? Very well. Come with me to Casbah... a very long time ago...."
"You know, most men would get discouraged about now... fortunately for her, I am not most men."
"Ah, this tempestous one. She is overcome by her emotions at seeing me again."
"You know, it's not just a case of physical attraction, I admire her mind, too."
"I'll tell you what, you stop resisting me, and I'll stop resisting you."