I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

Speak to me of love,
said St Francis to
the almond tree,
and the tree blossomed.

Speak to me of love,
said St Francis to
the almond tree,
and the tree blossomed.

All beings are beautiful seen through eyes of love.

All beings are beautiful seen through eyes of love.

Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of read more

Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he has created through his past ways of life, with all those material interests and earthly ambitions.

Love is the self-delusion we manufacture to justify the trouble we take to have sex.

Love is the self-delusion we manufacture to justify the trouble we take to have sex.

Just like you wouldn't give a book to someone who doesn't know how to read, don't give your heart to read more

Just like you wouldn't give a book to someone who doesn't know how to read, don't give your heart to someone who doesn't know how to love.

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete structure. It is much too read more

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding.

You've got to love what's loveable and hate what's hateable. It takes brains to see the difference.

You've got to love what's loveable and hate what's hateable. It takes brains to see the difference.

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.