“Whenever we manage to love without expectations, calculations, negotiations, we are indeed in heaven.”

“Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.”

“Love is always bestowed as a gift!
freely, willingly, and without expectation….
We don't love to be loved, we love to love”

“There is indeed a heaven on this earth, a heaven which we inhabit when we read a good book.”

“When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude.”

“That which we expect of life is indeed all that it ever can be.”

“if we have not found the heaven within, we have not found the heaven without”

“When we make our own calculations, we need so many numbers and factors that any mistake is possible. The Lord's calculation boils down to love.”

“If we give what we treasure most to a Being we love with all our hearts, if we can do that without expecting anything in return, then the world becomes a beautiful place.”

“If there is a heaven, we will find each other again, for there is no heaven without you.”