--- title: "1 Love Freely Quotes By J.C. Reed" description: "1 Love Freely quotes by J.C. Reed. Plus more from J.C. Reed and more Love Freely sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cec/j-c-reed-3424_courage_love-grants-us-the-power-to-forgive-to-l_469633.jpg" --- > [“Love grants us the power to forgive, to love when we’re hurt, but it also gives us the courage to let go, and the understanding that to love, we love freely—at our own choice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/love-grants-us-the-power-to-forgive-to-love-when-we-re-hurt-but-it/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cec/j-c-reed-3424_courage_love-grants-us-the-power-to-forgive-to-l_469633.jpg) ## More by J.C. Reed > [“morning,” Kenny remarked, his fingers clutching at the glass with remarkable eagerness. “Who the fuck cares?” “Point taken.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/morning-kenny-remarked-his-fingers-clutching-at-the-glass-with/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“Every story has an ending. You can’t stop after one chapter just because you don’t know how it ends”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/every-story-has-an-ending-you-can-t-stop-after-one-chapter-just/) [J.c. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“Life was beautiful, but it was also painful. People fail, a few get up, but there’s never a guarantee that their second attempt will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/life-was-beautiful-but-it-was-also-painful-people-fail-a-few-get-up/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“assume they both took a road trip. The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/assume-they-both-took-a-road-trip-the/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“The hardest part was acknowledging I might never see you again. Realizing how much you mean to me and how much I'd miss your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/the-hardest-part-was-acknowledging-i-might-never-see-you-again/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“frustration. And more pain, which caused even more anger. How stupid of her to go and not listen”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/frustration-and-more-pain-which-caused-even-more-anger-how-stupid-of/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“were doing,” Kenny said. “You should’ve specified a place. Not my fault”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/were-doing-kenny-said-you-should-ve-specified-a-place-not-my-fault/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“latter, because he had wanted something she had. Not for himself, but for the man”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/latter-because-he-had-wanted-something-she-had-not-for-himself-but/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“Love happens in the blink of an eye. One moment your heart is yours, and the next it belongs to someone you never intended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/love-happens-in-the-blink-of-an-eye-one-moment-your-heart-is-yours/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“and for the company to which he owed everything. But events took a couple”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/and-for-the-company-to-which-he-owed-everything-but-events-took-a/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“I care enough for you to let you go," he whispered. "But I'll never stop protecting you”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/i-care-enough-for-you-to-let-you-go-he-whispered-but-i-ll-never-stop/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“Tell him I’m not available.” “He said it’s important.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/tell-him-i-m-not-available-he-said-it-s-important/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“with that?” “Jesus. What happened to you, man?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/with-that-jesus-what-happened-to-you-man/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“I hope you don't mind spending so much time with me," Jett said. "I promise to be good, and I won't be too hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/i-hope-you-don-t-mind-spending-so-much-time-with-me-jett-said-i/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) > [“All heat drained from my face. Holy shit. I hadn’t even started my new job and already I was insulting my new boss…right after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/all-heat-drained-from-my-face-holy-shit-i-hadn-t-even-started-my-new/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love-freely/j-c-reed/#itemlist", "name": "1 Love Freely Quotes By J.C. Reed", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Love grants us the power to forgive, to love when we’re hurt, but it also gives us the courage to let go, and the understanding that to love, we love freely—at our own choice.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J.C. 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