Help me remember the rest of this quote, and where I heard it?

Question

"My ___ used to say that you like someone for their ___ but love them for their ___."

The blanks are the words I don't remember exactly. The first one was either mom/dad/father/mother, some parent. The second blank was like...traits or qualities, and the last was flaws or imperfections.

What's the rest of the quote, and where did I hear it?

Answer 1

"My uncle used to say we like people for their qualities, but love them for their defects."

The quote is from "Hellboy".  The character John Myers (played by Rupert Evans) said it.