Love is an attempt to penetrate another being, but it can only be realised if the surrender is mutual.

Octovio Paz

Someone who is dissatisfied with himself or his situation can discover in such a relationship the most encompassing substitute for self-contentment and the effort required to attain it.

Stanton Peele & Archie Brodsky

Attachment is an integral part of human nature from the cradle to the grave.

John Bowlby

We become attached to what’s familiar, and sometimes we hold onto things that are safe and predictable, even if they are bad for us…

John Bowlby

It feels as though we live “beside” ourselves rather than “within” ourselves and the significant other takes up occupancy within our core self.

Helen Mia Harris

In the middle of the journey of our life, I found myself in a dark wood, for the straight way was lost.

Dante Alighieri

Each of us is in search of our other half since the gods had split humans down the middle to teach them humility. Every one of us is an imperfect portion of an entire whole, perpetually seeking our other half ever since the idea of ‘two becoming one’ began to dominate Western visions of love…

Plato

Just think of the trees: they let the birds perch and fly, with no intention to call them when they come and no longing for their return when they fly away. If people’s hearts can be like the trees, they will not be far off the way.

Langya Puerto Vallarta

A flower blossoms for its own joy.

Oscar Wilde

If you want the world to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice (self) compassion.

The Dalai Lama