10 most enlightening quotations from “Love Warrior”

Author, speaker and philanthropist Glennon Doyle’s book Love Warrior skyrocketed her to fame when it was selected as part of Oprah’s Book Club in 2016. The book shares intimate details of her life and lessons learned along the way as her marital tumult nearly tore her apart.

“We’ve only introduced each other to our representatives, while our real selves tried to live life alone. We thought that was safer. We thought that this way our real selves wouldn’t get hurt.”

“I want to fall in grown-up love. I want risky, true, scary love. I want to learn how to let my body bring me to love with an equal partner. I want that.”

“His forgetfulness feels like carelessness, and his carelessness feels like rejection.”

“What if pain - like love - is just a place brave people visit?”

“Grief is love's souvenir. It's our proof that we once loved. Grief is the receipt we wave in the air that says to the world: Look! Love was once mine. I love well. Here is my proof that I paid the price.”

“No woman on earth doesn’t give a f&#^—no woman is that cool—she’s just hidden her fire. Likely, it’s burning her up.”

“People who are hurting don't need Avoiders, Protectors, or Fixers. What we need are patient, loving witness. People to sit quietly and hold space for us. People to stand in helpful vigil to our pain.”

“The only meaningful thing we can offer one another is love. Not advice, not questions about our choices, not suggestions for the future, just love.”

“Every girl must decide whether to be true to herself or true to the world. Every girl must decide whether to settle for adoration or fight for love...We can choose to be perfect and admired or to be real and loved.”