“If you live for the validation of others, you will ultimately die from their rejection. Live to love, not to be loved.”

“Love is the Law of God. You live that you may learn to love. You love that you may learn to live. No other lesson is required of Man.”

Mikha'il Na'ima book The Book of Mirdad

“…deep-diving love, a love that excavates you. It’s something you have to have before you die in order to have lived.”

Marisha Pessl (1977) American writer

“It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die. (Narrator)”

Chuck Palahniuk Fight Club

“Live as long as you want, but you must die; love whatever you want, but you will become separated from it; and do what you want, but you will be repaid for it.”

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058–1111) Persian Muslim theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic

“Die before the one whom you love; to live after he dies is to live a worthless life in this world.”

Guru Angad Dev (1504–1552) The second Guru of Sikhism

“Love the life you live.
Live the life you love.”

Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician

“Living with someone you love can be lonelier than living entirely alone, if the one that you love doesn't love you.”

Tennessee Williams (1911–1983) American playwright

“Live to please the others, and everyone will love you, except yourself.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

“I would rather die then try to live without you”, “May you always love me and want me but never have me”, “May you never love anyone but me”.”

Jude Deveraux (1947) American writer