“Love makes you weak. It distracts you from the important things. It can make you lose sight of the objective.-Uncle Paolo”

“Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love .”

“It's okay to accept things from people. It doesn't make you weak or helpless.”

“Love can do funny things to you. It can make you happy; it can make you sad. It can even make you downright miserable.”

“Love makes you stupid. Love makes you weak. Love will kill you all one day, and it’s going to kill you today.”

“First—if you are in love—that’s a good thing—that’s about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don’t let anyone make it small or light to you.Second—There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you—of kindness and consideration and respect—not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn’t know you had.”