Nick Hornby: Love is Undemocratic
on Monday, September 7, 2015Nick Hornby Money Quotation saying those who already have love, money, fame, etc. tend to accumulate more wealth while those without continue without. Nick Hornby said:
“Love, it turns out, is as undemocratic as money, so it accumulates around people who have plenty of it already: the sane, the healthy, the lovable” — Nick Hornby
In this quote, author Nick Hornby is making an observation about how love and affection tend to be distributed in society, similarly to how wealth concentrates. His view is that love, like money, does not spread equally among all people – it has a tendency to “accumulate” more around those who already possess desirable qualities or advantages that make them more lovable.
Hornby suggests love favors “the sane, the healthy, the lovable” – people who are emotionally/psychologically sound, physically well, and possess positive personality traits that draw others to them. His implication seems to be that just as money disproportionately flows to the already-wealthy, love also shows preference for individuals with attributes conducive to forming strong relationships and receiving love from others.