“But it is not anything to be beautiful — unless one is loved — and then it is different! I feel much more beautiful now, since you think me pleasant to look at!”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com
“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”— William James, goodreads.com
“Perhaps it is true that we do not really exist until there is someone there to see us existing, we cannot properly speak until there is someone who can understand what we are saying in essence, we are not wholly alive until we are loved.”— Alain de Botton, amazon.com