A simple problem of arithmetic: there are far more ambitions than there are grand destinies available.

What we seek, at the deepest level, is inwardly to resemble, rather than physically to possess, the objects and places that touch us through their beauty.

Our homes do not have to offer us permanent occupancy or store our clothes to merit the name. To speak of home in relation to a building is simply to recognise its harmony with our own prized internal song. Home can be an airport or a library, a garden or a motorway diner.

We accept the need to train extensively to fly a plane; but think instinct should be enough for marrying and raising kids.

The more closely we analyze what we consider 'sexy,' the more clearly we will understand that eroticism is the feeling of excitement we experience at finding another human being who shares our values and our sense of the meaning of existence.

Unnatural to expect that learning to be happy should be any easier than, say, learning to play the violin or require any less practice.

People who readily accept the need for a gym will resist that their personalities might need some work too.