You win some, you lose some, and your losses are never made up to you. She will simply have to do without; like it or not, she must face her losses and her helplessness to undo them.

All significant battles are fought within self.

Openness to my own dreams puts me in touch with the oldest, most human aspects of who I am; it helps me find my place in the community of man.

Maintaining the illusion that I am in control is futile, lonely, and in the long run more always costly than the effort is worth.

He prefers the security of known misery to the misery of unfamiliar insecurity.

All of the truly important battles are waged within the self. (7)

Love is more than simply being open to experiencing the anguish of another person's suffering. It is the willingness to live with the helpless knowing that we can do nothing to save the other from his pain. (23)