“When a dreamer loses his lover, his dream profits. (Unless, of course, the lover was the dreamer s dream.)”
“[…] I have a date this afternoon. Oh, Lord. Jake closed his eyes. Who are you going to destroy now? I beg your pardon? The hotel would appreciate it if you d just throw back the men you don t like without maiming them. I haven t maimed anyone. You almost drowned Lance, you scared Peter into heart palpitations, you stabbed Donald with a fork, and you hit Brad over the head with a bottle. Jake shook his head. And they still ask you out.”
“First we must understand that all of the world s deceptions flow from the belief that love is primarily for the fulfillment and comfort of the self. The world poisons love by focusing first and foremost on meeting one s own needs. Christ taught that love is not for the fulfillment of the self but for the Glory of God and the food of others. True love is selfless. It gives; it sacrifices; it dies to its own needs.”
“Every relationship for a Christian is an opportunity to love another person like God has loved us.”
“Having a girlfriend was no longer my greatest need. Knowing and obeying Him was . I wanted to please Him in my relationships even if it meant looking radical and foolish to other people - even if it meant kissing dating goodbye.”
“We want to stay on the straight and narrow path and serve God, yet we continue a practice that often pulls us in the wrong direction.”
“Be the man she can depend on, not the man that constantly lets her down.”
“If everyone could feel as I felt at that moment, dressed in my preppy sweater and McGregor coat and about to set out on a little journey with my Bambi-eyed girlfriend on Christmas Eve, all conflicts in the world would vanish. Mellow smiles would rule the earth.”