Love in "Sula"

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"Can't help loving your own child. No matter what they do."
"Well, Hester grown now and I can't say love is exactly what I feel."
"Sure you do. You love her, like I love Sula. I just don't like her. That's the difference."
"Guess so. Likin' them is another thing."
"Sure. They different people, you know..."
[Sula] only heard Hannah's words, and the pronouncement sent her flying up the stairs. In bewilderment, she stood at the window fingering the curtain edge, aware of a sting in her eye.

Questions:
1) Do you think this overheard comment has anything to do with why Sula watched her mother burn to death shortly after?
2) What is the difference between liking and loving? Do you think it's possible to love someone, but not like them?

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