“But, when the chips are down, its better to be furious with someone you love, or frightened for someone you love, than be put through the merciless horror of being ashamed of someone you love.”

“There is no better audience for someone in love than someone in love.”

Emily Giffin Something Borrowed

“When you love someone, it doesn't really matter if they love you back or not. Having love in your heart for someone is its own reward. or punishment, depending on the circumstances.”

Lisa Unger book Beautiful Lies

“Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you.”

Sarah Dessen book This Lullaby

“One remedy for the fear of not being loved is to remember how good it feels to love someone. If you're feeling unloved and you want to feel better, go love someone, and see what happens.”

Dossie Easton (1944) American author and family therapist

“To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, but to be loved by the one you love is everything”

Bill Russell (1934) American professional basketball player and coach

“You know you love someone when you cannot put into words how they make you feel.”

Margaret Mead (1901–1978) American anthropologist

“To whom could I put this question (with any hope of an answer)? Does being able to live without someone you loved mean you loved her less than you thought…?”

Roland Barthes (1915–1980) French philosopher, critic and literary theorist

“You fall in and out of love, but when you really love someone… it's forever.”

Sophie Kinsella book Wedding Night

“You can no more make someone tell the truth than you can force someone to love you.”

Philip Roth book Portnoy's Complaint