“Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself.”

“It's an odd thing about love. When someone you love cries, your heart melts. But when someone you don't love cries, you look at them and think, Why are you telling 'me' this?”

“When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.”

“When you care more if someone else lives than you do about yourself- is that what [love is]?”

“If you want to get close to somebody, you have to tell him or her something intimate about yourself. They'll tell you something intimate in return, and if you keep this going, maybe you'll end up in love.”

“It's so much easier to convince yourself you're madly in love with someone when you know nothing about him.”

“When someone tells you, “I love you,” and then you feel, “Oh, I must be worthy after all,” that’s an illusion. That’s not true. Or someone says, “I hate you,” and you think, “Oh, God, I knew it; I’m not very worthy,” that’s not true either. Neither one of these thoughts hold any intrinsic reality. They are an overlay. When someone says, “I love you,” he is telling you about himself, not you. When someone says, “I hate you,” she is telling you about herself, not you. World views are self views—literally.”

“I don't think you tell someone you love them because you expect something. I think you tell them because you have something to give.”

“You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself.”

“Liz, you must be very polite with yourself when you are learning something new.”