“To love someone is to show to them their beauty, their worth and their importance.”

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Jean Vanier36

Canadian humanitarian 1928–2019

Elliot Rodger (1991–2014) American spree killer

My Twisted World (2014), 19-22, UC Santa Barbara, Inceldom

“It is the useless things that make life worth living and that make life dangerous too: wine, love, art, beauty. Without them life is safe, but not worth bothering with.”

Stephen Fry book Moab Is My Washpot

Referencing Oscar Wilde from the preface of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"; "All art is quite useless".
1990s, Moab is My Washpot (autobiography, 1997)
Source: Moab Is My Washpot
Context: … but love, like all art, as Oscar said, it's quite useless. It is the useless things that make life worth living and that make life dangerous too: wine, love, art, beauty. Without them life is safe but not worth bothering with.

“Every day we need to tell someone we love them. Touch them. Thank them for being. It’s so important.”

Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011) British-American actress

“It's okay to love someone who doesn't love you back, as long as they're worth loving.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Angel

Variant: It's all right to love someone who doesn't love you back, as long as they're worth you loving them. As long as they deserve it.
Source: Clockwork Angel