“..and the peaceful feeling that helps him realize that whatever you see around you, whatever holds and loves you, is who you truly are.”

“There is something there. Not desire, not romance, but acquiescence. She understands; she forgives. this is love, he thinks with a settling sigh. This is love. The duration is of no consequence We love to know we are known. We ache to know it.”

“Love is not the demand of another, nor is it the need of another. It is all-embracing acceptance, is it not?”

“It's one thing to listen only to yourself and believe in the superiority of your ideas. It's quite another to look down upon those who don't share them.”

“... If you never try to see [someone] for who they are, then you don't love them enough.”

“...I realized that life isn't something to be scared of. That you don't have to hold on so tightly that you can't breathe.”

“I worry about anything happening to you ... because I truly love you, every bit of you.”