He had learned long ago that, in general, the easier it was for anxious patients to reach him, the less likely they were to call. (107)

The creative members of an orthodoxy, any orthodoxy, ultimately outgrow their disciplines.

He had learned long ago that, in general, the easier it was for anxious patients to reach him, the less likely they were to call. (107)

A curious thought experiment. . . Nietzsche's message to us was to live life in such a way that we would be willing to repeat the same life eternally

Marriage and its entourage of possession and jealousy enslave the spirit.

There was a time in our lives when we were so close that nothing seemed to obstruct our friendship and brotherhood, and only a small footbridge separated us. Just as you were about to step on it, I asked you "Do you want to cross the footbridge to me?" - Immediately you did not want to anymore; and when I asked you again you remained silent. Since then mountains and torrential rivers and whatever separates and alienates have been cast between us, and even if we wanted to get together, we couldn't. But when you now think of that little footbridge, words fail you and you sob and marvel.

... sooner or later she had to give up the hope for a better past.