Everybody longs to be loved, and longs to know that he or she is lovable.
In plain words
Every person wants to be loved and to know they deserve love.
Where these words come from
- 55% sureLots of sources credit Fred Rogers with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
- Wikiquote's sourced section cites this to 'Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor' (2003), a posthumous compilation biography. Per the posthumous-compilation test, held at likely rather than verified.
- Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor
- 2003 · posthumous biography/compilation
