I remember a group therapy session when one of the patients was reluctantly turning his corner. He would accept it, he said, but he wouldn't like the idea of having to solve problems every day for the rest of his life. My co-therapist told him that it was not required that he like it. She shared her own displeasure, saying: 'I remember that when I first discovered what life was like, I was furious. I guess I'm still kind of mad sometimes.' (135)

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

You are free to do whatever you like. You need only face the consequences.

All significant battles are fought within self.

Sometimes life seems like a poorly designed cage within which man has been sentenced to be free.

I've never began any important venture for which I felt adequate prepared

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)