“It isn't. The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over. These two elements always go together.”

“The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over.”

“... love and fear increase together with a precision almost mathematical: the greater the love is then the greater the fear is.”

“Human love, human trust, are always perilous, because they break down. The greater the love, the greater the trust, and the greater the peril, the greater the disaster. Because to place absolute trust on another human being is in itself a disaster, both ways, since each human being is a ship that must sail its own course, even if it go in company with another ship.... And yet, love is the greatest thing between human beings.”

“It's nice, isn't it... to be part of something greater than yourself.”

“She had taken her vows and then they had taken her, and the forces amassed against her were greater than love, greater than obligation. They were elemental, heavy as a dead planet.”