“We undress ourselves in many ways when we become close friends”
“There are many ways that we hurt ourselves when we don't like who we are.”
“But if we love ourselves in the wrong way, we become incapable of loving anybody else. And indeed when we love ourselves wrongly we hate ourselves; if we hate ourselves we cannot help hating others.”
“When loving Him becomes obligation, one of the many things we have to do, we end up focusing even more on ourselves.”
“If we can write or sing or create in some way, even when we are dealing with difficulties or pain, then it becomes something bigger than ourselves — and often beautiful.”
“When we give ourselves in love we become our most vulnerable. We are never safe. We become open to disappointment and hurt.”