“And when you get down to it, Lily, that is the only purpose grand enough for a human life. Not just to love but to persist in love.”

“You need Power,
only when you want
to do something harmful
otherwise
Love is enough to get everything done.”

“I love the place, and when they get love down to a bunch of factors you can analyse with a computer there’ll be nothing left of whatever makes it worth being human!”

“Love is a consistent passion to give, not a meek persistent hope to receive. The only demand of life is the privilege to love all.”

““You finally fell in love, I see,” said Salo.
“Only an Earthling year ago,” said Constant. “It took us that long to realize that a purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”

“I loved you when you opened like a lily to the heat; you see I’m just another snowman standing in the rain and sleet who loved you with his frozen love, his second hand physique, with all he is and all he was a thousand kisses deep.”

“Love is only known by him who hopelessly persists in love.”

“Just when you think it can't get worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it will. But as long as you remember that he loves you and you love him you'll be just fine.”

“If you are always frightened for yourself you can't act, and then life loses its purpose. You just have to tell yourself that, when you get right down to it, you don't matter all that much.”

“I love the detail about the workings of the human heart and mind that only fiction can provide - film can't get in close enough.”