But hurting ourselves to inflict pain on others is just another cry to be loved.

To these people, unhappiness was a condition, an intolerable state of affairs. If pills could help, pills were taken. But pills were not going to change the fundamental problem in the construction. Wanting what you can´t have. Looking for self-worth in the mirror. Layering work on top of work and still wondering why you weren´t satisfied - before working some more.

Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to.

It's nice that you spend a day with your mother,' she said. "Children should do it more often.

People are only mean when they are threatened.

The backside of a mountain is a fight against human nature. You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up.

You know what that reflects? Unsatisfied lives. Unfulfilled lives. Lives that haven't found meaning . Because if you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward. You want to see more, do more. You can't wait until sixty-five.