#nit

I don’t want to be an anti, against anybody. I simply want to be the builder of a great affirmation: the affirmation of God,who loves us and who wants to save us. ↗

— Oscar A. Romero

#christianity #god #love #love

Christianity gave Eros poison to drink; he did not die of it, certainly, but degenerated to Vice. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#cupid #eros #love #poison #vice

Perhaps because I'll never be one, humans are interesting to me. ↗

— Jeff Lindsay

#human-behavior #dreams

Later I would come to believe that erotic ties were all a spell, a temporary psychosis, even a kind of violence, or at least they coexisted with these states. I noted that criminals as well as the insane tended to give off a palpable, vibrating allure, a kind of animal magnetism that kept them loved by someone. How else could they survive at all? Someone had to hide them from the authorities! Hence the necessity and prevalence of sex appeal for people who were wild and on the edge. ↗

— Lorrie Moore

#sex #love

I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#love

Polyamorous people are wary of having others' values inflicted upon themselves, and so tend to stay very far away from making such pronouncements, to the point that they will actively ignore predatory behavior that is affecting their own "community. ↗

— Anthony D. Ravenscroft

#love #polyamory #relationships #love

We’re seeking — imperfectly at every turn, no doubt — an incarnational theology, a theology that brings radical good news of great joy for all the people, good news that God loves the world and didn’t send Jesus to condemn it but to save it, good news that God’s wrath is not merely punitive but restorative, good news that the fire of God’s holiness is not bent on eternal torment but always works to purify and refine, good news that where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more. ↗

— Brian D. McLaren

#love

When I left SEIU, we had started this quality public service agenda to say to our members what I think the United Auto Workers learned: that quality is our only job security in the long run. ↗

— Andy Stern

#auto #had #i #i think #job

Tell me how much you know of the sufferings of your fellow man and I will tell you how much you have loved them. ↗

— Helmut Thielicke

#love

Participate in your dreams today. There are unlimited opportunities available with this new day. Take action on those wonderful dreams you've had in your mind for so long. Remember, success is something you experience when you act accordingly. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#dreams #inspiration #life #motivation #new-day