Mortimer Adler Quotes

The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.

A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.

Look your significant other in the eyes, make that connection.

Love is reaching out to try to get to the other person.

A relationship has to be cultivated. There have to be feelings of love for another first. But then you have to really like the person.

The beauty of a relationship is when you get used to a person; it is not sudden. It is just a process, and you don't realise when love happens.

Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.

The ear is the avenue to the heart.

If you love it enough, anything will talk with you.

Since loving is about knowing, we have more meaningful love relationships when we know each other and it takes time to know each other.

There are many doors to the heart.

When I was in B2K, we were just talking about love, being in love. But now I'm talking about being intimate, understanding what love really is about.

Beth ceased to fear him from that moment, and sat there talking to him as cozily as if she had known him all her life, for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.

I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.

Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat.

I have been in love, and it was a great feeling. It's when you are attracted to and feel affection for someone. You want to do things for that person. But only love isn't enough in a relationship - understanding and communication are very important aspects.

I don't think love is a tricky issue at all. Love is best understood when we share: Share time, energy, food, resources, insights, information, whatever. It's usually thought of as something that exists between two people, but that's just because it's easier to see and feel in the space between them. Each person is sharing a lot with the other.

Love is very dangerous if you just have love and don't have the ability to be lovable.

The only time a relationship is good is when you really love them.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other.

It's so important to keep a marriage alive with small treats and doing little things for each other. Just remembering to say nice things and to have listening time is vital. That ghastly phrase 'quality time' means taking three minutes to sit down and be still with someone rather than yelling over your shoulder as you rush out.

The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.

Family matters, friends matter, love matters. Those you love and who love you matter. That's what writing does - it allows you to say all those things.