Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

Food there was none, Shelter there was none but love was there in plenty, Hence I was the richest man read more

Food there was none, Shelter there was none but love was there in plenty, Hence I was the richest man in the world.

Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying to control who you fall read more

Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying to control who you fall in love with.

Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.

Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.

We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.

We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

A man in love is not complete until he is married. Then he is finished.

A man in love is not complete until he is married. Then he is finished.

Let your love be stronger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to read more

Let your love be stronger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break.

from The Lathe of Heaven Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, read more

from The Lathe of Heaven Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.