“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” – Dalai Lama VIV

“Where the myth fails, human love begins. Then we love a human being, not our dream, but a human being with flaws.” – Anaïs Nin

“True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.'” – Oprah Winfrey

“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindness, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.” – Ellen Goodman

“Moments of kindness and reconciliation are worth having, even if the parting is to come sooner or later.” – Alice Munro, The Progress of Love

“Compassion is an unstable emotion. It needs to be translated into action, or it withers.” – Susan Sontag

“Perfection is inhuman. Human beings are not perfect. What evokes our love…is the imperfection of the human being.” – Joseph Campbell

“Let us forget with generosity those who cannot love us.” – Pablo Neruda

“What cannot be said will be wept.” – Sappho

“Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.” – Albert Camus