Charles Moore

“Without sacrifice, true love is incomprehensible.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“Love without sacrifice is like theft”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

“When you go in search of honey, you must expect to be stung by bees.”
― Joseph Joubert

“Mom's eyes held yours for a moment. 'I don't like or dislike the kitchen. I cooked because I had to. I had to stay in the kitchen so you could all eat and go to school. How could you only do what you like? There are things you have to do whether you like it or not.' Mom's expression asked, What kind of question is that? And then she murmured, 'If you only do what you like, who's going to do what you don't like?”
― Kyung-Sook Shin, Please Look After Mom