“It is hard to dislike someone you know if that person is someone you value.”

“When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him. If you injure someone you dislike, you will find yourself disliking him more. If you do him a good turn, you will find yourself disliking him less.”

“When you value someone, it merely shows that you truly have no idea about the person that they aren't showing you.”

“The freedom of growing older is that one is no longer obliged to dislike someone simply because they dislike you.”

“Letting go of someone who owns your heart is hard. Sometimes holding on to that person is even harder. I know I'm not the easiest person to love, but you are.”

“What matters is that someone—that you—know me that well. When a person can see into your soul, it's hard. It forces you to be open. Vulnerable. It's much easier being with someone who's just more of a casual friend.”