Lisa

“How wonderful that it's possible to ensure our own happiness of another. Is it our job to make a beloved happy? It is not. The other person always has a choice. It is our job to generously outdo, no matter what, and discover that the prize in this contest of generosity is more love.”
― Jan Karon, Come Rain or Come Shine

“As we explained our idea of teaching Gandhian tactics to women's movements, she listened to us patiently, sitting and rocking on her veranda, sipping tea. When we were finished, she said, 'Well, of course, my dears. We taught him everything we knew.”
― Gloria Steinem, My Life on the Road

“Beware men in power to praise principles; they're either without them or lacking in perception.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Imager

“Love in the universal sense, is unconditional acceptance. In the individual sense, the one on one sense, try this: we can say we love each other if my life is better because you're in it and your life is better because I'm in it. The intensity of that love is weighted by how much better.”
― Chris Crutcher, Deadline