There appear to be many people who chose to go crazy (or become alcoholics, addicts, criminals, suicides) rather than have to bear the pain and ambiguity of a life situation that they have decided that they cannot stand. (98)

Often things are as bad as they seem.

We are all born into families and cultures we didn't choose, given names we didn't pick, instructed in behaviour and values we might not have freely chosen, and too often we end up expected to live lives designed by others.

If I reveal myself without worrying about how others will respond, then some will care, though others may not. But who can love me, if no one knows me? I must risk it, or live alone.

It is not possible to know how much is just enough, until we have experienced how much is more than enough. (64)

That is one of the reasons why a man should pick a path with heart, so that he can find his laughter.

He may only get to keep that which he is willing to let go of.