“[Agape love is] a profound concern for the welfare of another without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.”

“God's love, and hence the love with which we come to love God, is eros and agape at once: a desire for the other that delights in the distance of otherness.”

“Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.”“Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving”

“Love is giving up control. It’s surrendering the desire to control the other person. The two—love and controlling power over the other person—are mutually exclusive. If we are serious about loving someone, we have to surrender all the desires within us to manipulate the relationship.”

“Friendship evangelism' is the freedom to Agape others without an agenda (Young)."~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“We all hope for love, enjoy it and desire it, but expecting and demanding it of others fouls up a good relationship.”