Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act.
There is no meaningful yes unless the individual could also have said no.
The ultimate error is the refusal to look evil in the face.
To love means to open ourselves to the negative as well as the positive - to grief, sorrow, and disappointment as well as to joy, fulfillment, and an intensity of consciousness we did not know was possible before
One does not become fully human painlessly.
One must have at least a readiness to love the other person, broadly speaking, if one is to be able to understand him.