“Love isn't based on gratitude. Respect isn't based on debt.”
“What was so miraculous about a relationship that was based more on my gratitude than on mutual self respect?”
“Isn't it weird how we make big decisions in life based on the strangest, most random things?”
“Love is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn't what romantic songs tell us it is - love simply is.”
“...two different kinds of Japanese psychotherapies, one based on getting people to stop using feelings as an excuse for their actions and the other based on getting people to practice gratitude.”
“What is most important and valuable about the home as a base for children's growth into the world is not that it is a better school than the schools, but that it isn't a school at all.”