[...]when two people have become present to each other, the waiting of one must be able to cross the narrow line between the living or dying of the other.
Henri NouwenPeople have filled an enormously important role in my life - more than books! For me, it's not the formal advising or the therapy that meant so much. It was more the fact that someone committed himself or herself to me. They were really interested in my life; they wanted to know what I was doing; they followed me; they dared to confront and challenge me.
Henri Nouwen