As for those whose role it is to love us - I mean, relatives and in-laws (what a word)- It's a different tune. They find the right word, but it's usually the one that wounds.

“For there is merely bad luck in not being loved; there is misfortune in not lov…”

“There are means that cannot be excused. And I should like to be able to love my…”

“Non, ce n'était pas moi qui comptais, ni le monde, mais seulement l'accord et l…”

“It is in the thick of calamity that one gets hardened to the truth - in other w…”