It is one of those quirks of human nature that you love the person whom you treat well, not necessarily the person who treats you well.

It takes an enormous amount of energy, creative energy withdrawn from the total economy of the person, to hold a trait underground, and, unfortunately, needs and drives do not go underground alone; they carry with them useful parts of the personality, depriving it of richness and the possibility of a variety of response.

It is rewarding to find someone you like, but it is essential to like yourself. It is quickening to recognize that someone is a good and decent human being, but it is indispensable to view yourself as acceptable. It is a delight to discover people who are worthy of respect and admiration and love, but it is vital to believe yourself deserving of these things.

At what age should one marry? As a rule of thumb, perhaps not until you are past the age of feeling strongly that you must marry.

The more deeply the path is etched, the more it is used, and the more it is used, the more deeply it etched.

While it is necessary to eat and therefore it is pleasantest to eat food that looks handsome and tastes good, on the other hand there are things I would far rather do than spend time in a kitchen.

People who are good to each other make each other good.