They say that extroverts are unhappier than introverts and have to compensate for this by constantly proving to themselves how happy and contented and at ease with life they are.

The wise are wise only because they love.

Our great goal in life is to love. The rest is silence.

I'm going away," he said. "And I want you to know that I'm coming back. I love you because...." "Don't say anything," Fatima interrupted. "One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

God is love, generosity and forgiveness; if we believe in this, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyse us.

When something undesirable grows in my soul, I ask God to give me the courage to mercilessly pluck it out.

Surrendering completely to love, be it human or divine, means giving up everything, including our own well-being or our ability to make decisions. It means loving in the deepest sense of the word. The truth is that we don't want to be saved in the way God has chosen; we want to keep absolute control over our every step, to be fully conscious of our decisions, to be capable of choosing the object of our devotion.