“Unless you can muse in a crowd all day
On the absent face that fixed you;
Unless you can love, as the angels may,
With the breadth of heaven betwixt you”

“You can never hate strongly unless you have loved strongly.”

“Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it.”

“I don't believe you can ever really cook unless you love eating.”

“Unless you can die when the dream is past —
Oh, never call it loving!”

“I love wisdom. And you can never be great at anything unless you love it. Not be in love with it, but love the thing, admire the thing. And it seems that if you love the thing, and you don't just want to possess it, it will find you.”

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. —Maya Angelou”

“When somebody loves you
It's no good unless he loves you - all the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you - all the way.”

“Mortals have always exaggerated the difference between hate and love. Both come from the heart. You can never hate strongly unless you have loved strongly.”

“It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say 'It's as plain as the nose on your face.' But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?”