Every day people engaged in the clever defiance of their own intuition become, in midthought, victims of violence and accidents. So when we wonder why we are victims so often, the answer is clear: It is because we are so good at it.
Gavin de BeckerNiceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait.
Gavin de BeckerPersistence only proves persistence-it does not prove love. The fact that a romantic pursuer is relentless doesn't mean you are special-it means he is troubled.
Gavin de Becker