“Love must be shared, or else it is just madness.”
“If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.”
“If I love you it means we share the same fantasies, the same madnesses”
“I am aware that humans believe they are the sole owners of this curse, but all creatures love, Dieter. Love is our one shared madness, our one shared burden. All creatures are driven against sense by it, and even the lowest ant will die madly for her queen.”
“We all wish to protect our loved ones from pain. But part of loving is sharing....Sharing hopes and fears, pain and loss, bodies and minds. Why else love?”
“To be loved, feelings must be rationed. To love, the doors of hysteria, fantasy, and madness may be flung open.”