We must relearn to be alone.

The beach is not the place to work; to read, write or think.

For is it not possible that middle age can be looked upon as a period of second flowering, second growth, even a kind of second adolescence? It is true that society in general does not help one accept this interpretation of the second half of life.

Everything today has been heavy and brown. Bring me a Unicorn to ride about the town.

I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.

It is terribly amusing how many different climates of feelings one can go through in one day.

people talk about 'sex' as though it hopped about by itself, like a frog!