“Love is when you give someone else the power to destroy you, and you trust them not to do it.”

“What are you supposed to do with all the love you have for somebody if that person is no longer there? What happens to all that leftover love? Do you suppress it? Do you ignore it? Are you supposed to give it to someone else?”

“When you willingly give up your own happiness for someone else, that is the sign of true love.”

“The thing I am most afraid of is love. When you say you love someone you are giving them license to hurt you.”

“It's amazing how someone's IQ seems to double as soon as you give them responsibility and indicate that you trust them.”

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

“When you love someone - when you create a child with him - you don't just suddenly lose that bond. Like any other energy, it can't be destroyed, just channeled into something else.”

“When you feel someone else's pain and joy as powerfully as if it were your own, then you know you really loved them.”

“We like to tell the lie that when we love someone else, we are doing it for them. We aren't. Love is selfish. It is the most selfish act in the world. It is selfish because it is the most beneficial thing in the world to YOU. Because of this, it should not wait. Do not wait for someone to give you love, for you to love them. Be selfish and love people without reservation. Love makes you whole. Love fulfills you. Love will strike fear from the record of your soul. What a gift to allow yourself to become whole, fulfilled and fearless.”

“Placing the blame or judgment on someone else leaves you powerless to change your experience; taking responsibility for your beliefs and judgments gives you the power to change them”