“Do you love me enough that I may be weak with you? Everyone loves strength, but do you love me for my weakness? That is the real test.”

“Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.”

Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969) German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society

“My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.”

Michael Jordan (1963) American retired professional basketball player and businessman

“In this world that destroys me, the only thing that I can do is to live my weakness. That weakness is my only strength.”

Bram van Velde (1895–1981) Dutch painter

“Will you love me in December as you do in May?”

Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) American writer

“You have summoned me in my weakness. You must sustain me by your strength.”

Franklin Pierce (1804–1869) American politician, 14th President of the United States (in office from 1853 to 1857)

“My greatest strength is the love for my people, my greatest weakness is that I love them too much.”

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) Bengali revolutionary, founder ("father") of Bangladesh

“Do you love me Hero?" His pale green eyes were full of torment. "Do you love me like I love you?”

Elizabeth Hoyt (1970) American writer

“I love you more than my own skin and even though you don’t love me the same way, you love me anyways, don’t you? And if you don’t, I’ll always have the hope that you do, and i’m satisfied with that. Love me a little. I adore you.”

Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) Mexican painter

“Love does not make you weak, because it is the source of all strength, but it makes you see the nothingness of the illusory strength on which you depended before you knew it.”

Léon Bloy (1846–1917) French writer, poet and essayist