Last night, amid the rain and the silence, he whispered, 'do you love me'?

My grandfather always told me, 'lucky at cards, unlucky in love,' whenever someone bragged about winning a big hand.

As a mentor, he tried to love the sinner but hate the sin, showing empathy toward the person while criticizing their harmful actions.

Even when confronting his brother's mistakes, he tried to hate the sin but love the sinner, correcting him with compassion.

After winning her back by telling a small lie, he shrugged and said, 'all is fair in love and war'.

He joked that his old dog had a face that only a mother could love, but everyone adored him.

At the family reunion, a few guests snickered at the faces that only a mother could love, but she laughed off the remarks and hugged each child tenderly.

After the makeover, the actor joked that he still had a face only a mother could love.

The casting director grimaced at the pile of headshots, muttering that they were mostly faces only a mother could love.

As a same-gender-loving activist, she worked to create safer spaces for queer youth in her community.