Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and wisdom.

There is no act of love that is not an act of work or courage. No exceptions.

There is no worse bitterness than to reach the end of your life and realized you have not lived.

Emotional sickness is avoiding reality at any cost. Emotional health is facing reality at any cost.

Going into the unknown is invariably frightening, but we learn what is significantly new only through adventures.

Falling in love is not an act of will. It is not a conscious choice. No matter how open to or eager for it we may be, the experience may still elude us. Contrarily, the experience may capture us at times when we are definitely not seeking it, when it is inconvenient and undesirable.

An unconscious, gentle process whereby people who want to be loving attempt to be so by telling little white lies, by withholding some of the truth about themselves and their feelings in order to avoid conflict. Pseudocommunity is conflict-avoiding; true community is conflict-resolving.