I would neither defend myself from him, nor would I fight him. For the longest time, against the counsel of all who cared about me, I resisted even consulting a lawyer, because I considered even that to be an act of war. I wanted to be all Gandhi about this. I wanted to be all Nelson Mandela about this. Not realizing at the time that both Gandhi and Mandela were lawyers.

The more unsettled and unbalanced we feel, the more quickly and recklessly we are likely to fall in love.

You have no idea how strong my love is!

He was powerful and I died of love in his shadow.

I equal parts loved him and could not stand him. I couldn't wake him to share in my distress.

There are always two figures in a marriage, two votes, two conflicting sets of decisions, desires and limitations.

Her solitary nature means she needs a family to keep her from loneliness my gregarious nature means I will never have to worry about being alone...

He said, "Just as there exists in writing a literal truth and a poetic truth, there also exists in a human being a literal anatomy and a poetic anatomy. One, you can see; one, you cannot. One is made of bones and teeth and flesh; the other is made of energy and memory and faith. But both are equally true.

... both pleasure and devotion require a stress-free space in which to flourish...