People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.

Real love" - "This kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline, and it recognizes the need for personal growth.

Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.

We fail to reckon with the reality of human nature. By nature,we are egocentric. Our world revolves around us. None of us is totally altruistic.

The one who chooses to love will find appropriate ways to express that decision everyday.

The getting out part [of advise] may well be true. Because if you have tried the tender love thing... typically the abuser is not going to change until they are pushed in a corner.

Love is the most powerful weapon in the world for good. I really believe that.