All significant battles are fought within self.

Sometimes it seems to me that in this absurdly random life there is some inherent justice in the outcome of personal relationships. In the long run, we get no more than we have been willing to give.

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)

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 can't make anyone love you. You just have to reveal who you are and take your chances. (105)

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.