Mary Oliver – Frolicsome

On love and freedom

“Freedom and love go together. 
Love is not a reaction. 
If I love you because you love me, 
that is mere trade, 
a thing to be bought in the market; 
it is not love. 
To love is to not ask anything in return, 
not even to feel that you are giving something.
And it is only such love that can know freedom.”

– J. Krishnamurti