" I have always thought it unwise to let fear be your personal guide.” “Which one would you prefer? Love has its problems as well, if you listen to old stories.” “Ah, but I would argue that that is not love—it is fear. It is fear of the loss of love. But we might spend idle hours arguing the definition of the word love, and I have dinner prepared. "

― Michelle Sagara , Cast in Flight (Chronicles of Elantra, #12)