There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Loving the same man or woman all your life, why, that's like supposing the same candle could last you all your life

My orphan heart thought love was to complete someone else and to be completed by them. I didn't understand that when two people who aren't whole try to complete each other they both end up with less than when they started. I didn't understand that the only one who can make a person whole is God.

I don't write songs about a specific, elusive thing. I write about love, and everyone knows what it is like to have your heart broken.

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.

The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.