Nothomb Bluebeard
“Love is a matter of faith. Faith is a matter of risk. I couldn’t eliminate that risk. That’s what God did in the Garden of Eden. He loved His creature so much he didn’t eliminate the risk.”
“It’s an aberrant logic.”
“No, it’s the ultimate proof of respect. Love presupposes respect.”
“So you consider yourself like God?”
“To love is to accept being God.”
— Amélie Nothomb, Bluebeard