Love withers under constraints: its very essence is liberty: it is

Love withers under constraints: its very essence is liberty: it is compatible neither with obedience, jealousy, nor fear: it is there most pure, perfect, and unlimited where its votaries live in confidence, equality and unreserve. – Percy Bysshe Shelley

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