Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.

Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says: 'I need you because I love you'

Infantile love follows the principle: "I love because I am loved."
Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love."
Immature love says: "I love you because I need you."
Mature love says: "I need you because I love you.

Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.

Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's own self.