The human spirit is not indestructible; but a courageous few discover that, when in hell, they are granted a glimpse of heaven.

It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them.

It's not psychopathology that counts. It's what you do with it.

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.

If we did not look to marriage as the principal source of happiness, fewer marriages would end in tears.

Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or not depends partly upon the intensity with which it is defended, and partly upon the numbers of people subscribing to it.

I want to show that the dividing lines between sanity and mental illness have been drawn in the wrong place.

The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen a lot of damage done by tea and sympathy.

The creative person is constantly seeking to discover himself, to remodel his own identity, and to find meaning in what he creates.

The sane are madder than we think, the mad saner.

I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it.

You need to understand what there is inside you

What do you want?” Boyd whispered.“You—

There is a great interest in comparative religion and a desire to understand faiths other than our own and even to experiment with exotic cults.

Lenny Breau dazzled me with his extraordinary guitar playing... I wish the world had the opportunity to experience his artistry.

You don't have to wear fur. They make such great fakes. There's no reason to kill an animal.

That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.

Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.

Truths are more likely to be discovered by one man than by a nation

You talk to the farmers, the ranchers, our small community bankers, and boy, one of the No. 1 issues is the regulations coming out of Washington.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.