Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says: "I need you because I love you." - Erich Fromm (The Art of Loving Quotes)

Immature love says: “I love you because I need you.” Mature love says: “I need you because I love you.”

Source:Chapter II: The Theory of Love, 2. Love Between Parent and Child
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Erich Fromm - The Art of Loving Quotes