"I have often said that if you look into the abyss
of yourself, no matter what you find, if you really
look at it, you will come out with a new respect for
yourself. And if you look into the abyss of another
person and go through that experience together, you
will come out with a new respect for each other and
for the relationship that binds you together. This
kind of real love is a relationship.
"You will find, if you go through and find these
things, that there is a new mystery, and a new wonder,
and a new miracle for you and for the other —
and to all of life — because now you have found
God: the ties of love that bind us together, giving
dignity, meaning, worth and joy to all our days."
