And the more you love someone, the safer it is to be mad at them. Love can handle mad, no problem. Auteur: Jerry Spinelli Copy Quote More from Jerry Spinelli “His nostrils flared, he was breathing like a picadored bull.” “Why fit in when you're born to stand out?” “You're really dumb," she whispered in my ear."Yeah?""Yeah. Why do you think the…” “The earth is speaking to us, but we can't hear because of all the racket our se…”