I have no illusions about you at all.
I know you are stupid, frivolous, and empty-headed, but I love you.
I know your intentions, your ideals, your snobbery, your vulgarity, but I love you.
I know you're a second-rate piece of shit, but I love you.
— Somerset Maugham, "The Veil"
Intention: We are all poor students in the elective course of love.