If we only listened with the same passion that we feel about being heard.

Silence can pose a greater threat than the difficult truth.

We commonly confuse closeness with sameness and view intimacy as the merging of two separate I's into one worldview.

Although it's not useful to drown in despair, it's also not useful to keep a 'positive attitude' when this means concealing or denying real emotions.

What initially attracts us and what later becomes 'the problem' are usually one and the same.

The more we seek exclusivity in friendship, the more it becomes obligatory and the less likely it is to fulfill the wonderful vision of what true friendship can be.

Pretending can be a bold form of experimentation and inventiveness. In pretending joy or happiness, we may discover or enhance our capacity for it.