“...In the right hands, everything that you give, you get.”

“It takes something to get married: nerve, hope, a strong desire to make a certain statement—and it takes something to stay married: more hope, determination, a sense of humor, and needs that are best met by being in a pair.”

“Together we notice not only each mountain shadow and each stone on the beach but, especially, we notice the beautiful faces and complex natures of each other.”

“Commitment to truth telling lays the groundwork for the openness and honesty that is the heartbeat of love.”

“I know of no greater happiness than to be with you all the time, without interruption, without end.”

“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”

“I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it’s these things I’d believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn’t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything.”

“We love because it’s the only true adventure.”

“We don't have to believe the story of our lives we've been told. You're not the same person you were when you first had sex and not the same as you'll be five years down the line. All redefining yourself requires is the bravery to be fearless, and let go of the judgments.”

“What unites us as human beings is an urge for happiness which at heart is a yearning for union.”

“There isn’t any secret formula or method. You learn love by loving.”

“In the end nothing we do or say in this lifetime will matter as much as the way we have loved one another.”

“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to to your own attention so you can change your life.Eat, Pray, Love”

“If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.”

“Love must be learned, and learned again and again; there is no end to it.”

“But love...is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day.”

“Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak my heart.”

“For one human being to love another human being: That is perhaps the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us, the ultimate task...”

“I'm hard on men, I admit that. When it comes to emotions and relationships, pretty much, we don't get it. We are trainable, it's just we don't practice as much.”

“There are only two things that men really want in a relationship: A partner who's going to be engaged with them sexually, and to be doing a good job in the relationship. When we get stuck on the hamster wheel, we focus more on what's going wrong than what's going right.”