Men are not given awards and promotions for bravery in intimacy.

It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is a place where it finishes.

You may never know when things start to go bad, but when things are worse you know it.

Although there are many trial marriages... there is no such thing as a trial child.

According to the prevailing mythology, to be younger is to be better; therefore, we should expect to find young people in the majority of those who reflect high well-being... In fact, the one finding that registered more consistently and emphatically than any other in the course of my research was this: Older is better.

Being a pathfinder is to be willing to risk failure and still go on.

children may need challenges and high-risk conditions in order to develop the self-generated immunity to trauma that characterizes survivors. To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.