No matter how much you love someone, you can't force them to change. They have to want it for themselves. |
The art of love is largely the art of persistence. |
Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe. |
Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate. |
One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives. |
It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love. |
A lover in life will be a lover in death, a lover in the tomb, a lover in paradise, a lover on the day of resurrection. |
Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is. |
We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great capacity for love, friendship, generosity, kindness, faith, hope, and joy. |
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love. |