“Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love, and to be loved, is the greatest happiness of existence. ”

“Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved”

“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”

“The greatest happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved--loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”

“If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals.”

“To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.”