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“To know genuine love we have to invest time and commitment. As John Welwood reminds us in Journey of the Heart: The Path of Conscious Love, ‘dreaming that love will save us, solve all our problems or provide a steady state of bliss or security only keeps us stuck in wishful fantasy, undermining the real power of the love- which is to transform us.’”

“Advertising is one of the cultural mediums that has the most sanctioned lying. Keeping people on a constant state of lack, in perpetual desire, strengthens the marketplace economy. Lovelessness is a boon to consumerism.”

“Echoing the work of Erich Fromm, he defines love as ‘the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.’l

“The more people you love, the more you risk breaking your heart.”

“‘Oh those white people have small hearts who can only feel for themselves.’” - Mary Prince, The History of Mary Prince