Keeping the Love You Find Quotes

“envision to be our birthright. Stubbornly, we want what we need without having to change who we are, but that is impossible, for what we need is ourselves—our lost wholeness— which is attainable only through changing what we have become.”
― Harville Hendrix, Keeping the Love You Find: A Personal Guide

“Imago match, that chemical reaction occurs, and love ignites. All other bets, all other ideas about what we want in a mate, are off. We feel alive and whole, confident that we have met the person who will make everything all right.
Unfortunately, since we've almost surely chosen someone with negative traits similar to those of the parents who wounded us in the first place, the chance of a more positive outcome this time around are slim indeed.”
― Harville Hendrix, Keeping the Love You Find: A Personal Guide For Singles