When I Say, ‘I love you,’ It’s Not Because I Want You Or Because I Can’t Have You

When I say, ‘I love you,’ it’s not because I want you or because I can’t have you.
It has nothing to do with me. I love what you are, what you do, how you try. I’ve seen your kindness and your strength. I’ve seen the best and the worst of you. And I understand with perfect clarity exactly what you are. You’re a hell of a person.
— Rebecca Rand Kirshner