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

“We know so little about one another. We embrace a shadow and love a dream.”

“It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity. ”

“I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.”

“Presence is to meet another person in meditation. Presence is to invite another person in meditation. It is a meeting in love, joy, acceptance, sincerity, truth, silence and oneness.”

“There are only two ways to live your life. One as if all that matters is to have someone love and accept you. The other is as though loving and accepting another person is all that matters. Often, when you choose the second you get the first.”