“We always love... despite; and that "despite" covers an infinity.”

“Still, that's the point of love; you love someone despite their flaws.”

“One could be happy not only without love, but despite it.”

“He promised her that he would give her everything, everything she wanted, as men in love always do. And she trusted him despite herself, as women in love always do.”

“But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. This is rare and pure and perfect.”

“The correct understanding of life, let me tell you, is love despite everything. Love despite everything, that is the aim and object of life. Love, you see, is the only thing that pays in the long run, even though it might seem a dead loss in the short run.”

“Love is something like the notion that, despite its suffering, Being is good and you should serve Being.”

“With you, my life felt indeed like a fantastic adventure - despite our ordinary circumstances, your love imbued everything we did with secret riches.”

“Despite what Pope Benedict would have us believe, sex without love can be fucking amazing.”

“We all know that Beauty grows to love the Beast. She grows to love him, despite what her family might think ⎼ for his charm and education, his knowledge of art and his sensitive heart.”