"We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are." (Anaïs Nin)

 

"Love cannot be a means to any end.  Love does not promise success, power, achievement, health, recovery, satisfaction, peace of mind, fulfillment, or any other prizes.  Love is an end in itself, a beginning in itself.  Love exists only for love.  The invitation of love is not a proposal for self-improvement or any other kind of achievement.  Love is beyond success and failure, doing well or doing poorly.  There is not even a right and wrong way.  Love is a gift.  One can never be proud of being in love.  One can only be grateful."

••Gerald G. May