„We always love… despite; and that “despite” covers an infinity.“

— Emil M. Cioran

Tags:

„You don’t love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults.“
— William Faulkner
„Love is something like the notion that, despite its suffering, Being is good and you should serve Being.“
— Jordan Peterson
„Should I be grateful or should I curse the fact that despite all misfortune I can still feel love, an unearthly love but still for earthly objects.“
— Franz Kafka
„The study of truth requires a considerable effort - which is why few are willing to undertake it out of love of knowledge - despite the fact that God has implanted a natural appetite for such knowledge in the minds of men.“
— Thomas Aquinas
„So you're trying to make her happy despite the fact that the reason she's unhappy in the first place is you," said Simon, not very kindly. "That seems contradictory, doesn't it?""Love is a contradiction," said Jace.“
— Cassandra Clare