Inner sense of worth that comes with being in love does not seem to depend essentially on whether the love is returned or not.

Whatever sphere we may be in, there is a profound joy in the realization that we are helping to form the structure of the new world. This is creative courage, however minor or fortuitous our creations may be.

Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable.

Evil, in this system of ethics, is that which tears apart, shuts out the other person, raises barriers, sets people against each other.

We cannot will to have insights. We cannot will to have creativity, but we can will to give ourselves to the creative experience with intensity of dedication and commitment.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

It is interesting to note how many of the great scientific discoveries begin as myths.