Because the results are unpredictable, no effort of mine is doomed to failure.

Many books on communication are strong on theory but impractical on application. Marshall Rosenberg's instant classic is the stand-out exception. It is clear and compelling in its logic and flat-out inspiring in its inviting exposition of usable techniques and strategies. If this book is read by enough people, the world will transform.

Love, the magician, knows this little trick whereby two people walk in different directions yet always remain side by side.

Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes.

All my life, I have made it complicated, but it is so simple. I love when I love. And when I love, I am myself.

Next time I will ..." "From now on I will ..." - What makes me think I am wiser today than I will be tomorrow?

For communication to have meaning it must have a life. It must transcend "you and me" and become "us." If I truly communicate, I see in you a life that is not me and partake of it. And you see and partake of me. In a small way we then grow out of our old selves and become something new. To have this kind of sharing I cannot enter into a conversation clutching myself. I must enter into it with loose boundaries. I must give myself to the relationship, and be willing to be what grows out of it.