I have need of a friend. There is one and only one who will give the air from his failing lungs for my body's mend. And that one is my love.

Why can't there be love that never gets tired?

True friends love one another, even though we're all a little quirky.

God in His grace will allow us a certain number of friendships that stick for the long haul of life. These friendships are a treasured blessing.

This was the Great Romance. To love at any cost.

Your lives have always been about the Great Romance, and in the days to come you will understand that like never before. Your love will be tested. Others will join you. Some will leave the circle. Some will die. All of you will suffer. The Horde will hate you because their hearts have been stolen and their eyes have been blinded by the Shataiki. But if you keep your eyes on me until the end...the lake will seem tame compared to what awaits us.

Everything I do is for you and this safe haven you've built for me," Sylous said. "Do you doubt that?

I want you to love me. I want you to trust me enough to let me love you, and I want you to stay here with me so we can build a life together. That's what I want

Truly accepting love, forgiveness, and healing is often much harder than giving it.

No one can truly say with certainty where he or she will be ten or twenty years from now. You do not know if you will be free or in captivity, if you will be honored or despised, if you will have many friends or few, if you will be liked or rejected. But when you hold lightly these dreams and fears, you can be open to receive every day as a new day and to live your life as a unique expression of God's love for humankind.

When those you love deeply reject you, leave you, or die, your heart will be broken. But that should not hold you back from loving deeply.

The time has come to claim your true vocation—to be a father who can welcome his children home without asking them any questions and without wanting anything from them in return. Look at the father in your painting and you will know who you are called to be.