Strong feelings are fine; it's the overreactions that mess us up.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.

You have only to exist as you do and to live your life as best you can.

Humans can always accept themselves unconditionally.

The world consists mainly of love slobs who need other people's approval. Most people don't live their own lives very well.

I would have liked having children to some degree, but frankly I haven't got the time to take the kids to the goddamn ballgame.

The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.