“Love sometimes makes people ruthless in a way that not even hatred can.”
“Sometimes hatred can even give unbelievable power to people.”
“ People are never perfect, but love can be. Loving makes perfect. Loving makes itself. Wouldn't that be the way to make love stay?”
“Yes,” said Mamma, “this is the worst of life, that love does not give us common sense but is a sure way of losing it. We love people, and we say that we are going to do more for them than friendship, but it makes such fools of us that we do far less, indeed sometimes what we do could be mistaken for the work of hatred.”
“Love can make even nice people do awful things.”
“There are people who can make love standing on a hammock, but it is not the easiest way.”