I realize today that having your heart broken is something that never leaves you. You just learn to live with it, and eventually hope to one day feel for someone else like that again sometime.

I think it's far better to love someone than be loved by them. Being loved is like "Oh, this is nice! You make me feel good about myself" but loving someone else is the only way to finally get outside of your own head, and stop focusing on yourself so much, which - believe it or not - feels a lot better than having your ego stroked.