“A tale without love is like beef without mustard: insipid.”

“Why, then, have we been bamboozled into accepting the usual tale without questioning? I suspect two primary reasons: we love a sensible and satisfying story, and we are disinclined to challenge apparent authority (like textbooks!). But do remember that most satisfying tales are false.”

“Love without risk is an impossibility, like war without death.”

“Suffering without faith would be like love without hope.”

“Love without sacrifice is like theft”

“Without love, there's nothing without love.”

“We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.”

“Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.”

“You love him so much it feels like you can't go on without him. You feel like you might die without him.”

“If both Church and fairy-tale belong to humanity, they may occasionally cross circles, without injury to either.”