“When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“The object of love is the best and most beautiful. Try to live up to it.” – John Steinbeck

“Those who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing.” – Hindu Proverb

“When someone loves you, it’s like having a blanket all round your heart.” – Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones’s Diary

“There are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.” – Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives. – C.S. Lewis

“The pleasure of love is in loving. We are happier in the passion we feel than in that we inspire.” – Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“We live in the world when we love it.” – Rabindranath Tagore

“Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.” – Elbert Hubbard

“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” – Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan