Timothy Keller quote #231 from The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is well a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense humbles us out of our self-righteousness and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.