“It’s scary telling someone you care about, someone you love who you really are.”

“Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself.”

“You never really hate anyone as much as someone you cared about once.”

“It's an odd thing about love. When someone you love cries, your heart melts. But when someone you don't love cries, you look at them and think, Why are you telling 'me' this?”

“When you care more if someone else lives than you do about yourself- is that what [love is]?”

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

“Not only are love and hate such closely related emotions, but it's a lot easier to hate someone you've cared about than someone you never have.”

“When someone tells you, “I love you,” and then you feel, “Oh, I must be worthy after all,” that’s an illusion. That’s not true. Or someone says, “I hate you,” and you think, “Oh, God, I knew it; I’m not very worthy,” that’s not true either. Neither one of these thoughts hold any intrinsic reality. They are an overlay. When someone says, “I love you,” he is telling you about himself, not you. When someone says, “I hate you,” she is telling you about herself, not you. World views are self views—literally.”

“You have to understand, child. Everyone wants someone in their life, someone who cares for them, someone they can care for. Even a queen.”

“It's crazy, right? To love someone who's hurt you? It's even crazier to think that someone who hurts you loves you.”