By nature, most people are controlled by their emotions. They feel sad, so they look sad.

True love cannot begin until the "in love" experience has run it's course.

This book [Desperate Marriages ] is really a book on how to be a positive change agent in a very, very difficult marriage. I am not promising that all individuals will be responsive to the approach I take, but I do believe that many marriages could be saved... could be healed. That is my hope.

Much of the misbehavior of children is motivated by the cravings of an empty LOVE TANK.

You cannot force someone to accept an expression of love. You can only offer it. If it is not accepted, you must respect the other person's decision.

Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment.

Every single day in a marriage, we influence each other. It is a matter of am I going to have a positive influence or a negative influence?