Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

The great authors were great readers, and one way to understand them is to read the books they read.

Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men.

Erotic or sexual love can truly be love if it is not selfishly sexual or lustful.

In English we must use adjectives to distinguish the different kinds of love for which the ancients had distinct names.

The complexities of adult life get in the way of the truth. The great philosophers have always been able to clear away the complexities and see simple distinctions - simple once they are stated, vastly difficult before. If we are to follow them we too must be childishly simple in our questions - and maturely wise in our replies.

I find the selectivity of erotic love - the choice of this man or this woman - much more intelligible if liking the person is the origin of sexual interest, rather than the other way.