I dream of a love that is more than two people craving to possess one another.
IRVIN D. YALOMTo the extent that one is responsible for one’s life, one is alone.
More Irvin D. Yalom Quotes
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I must stop him from being one of those who call themselves good because they have no claws.
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A curious thought experiment. . . Nietzsche’s message to us was to live life in such a way that we would be willing to repeat the same life eternally
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Despair is the price one pays for self-awareness. Look deeply into life, and you’ll always find despair.
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I don’t let any personal views about religion cause me to want to take away something that’s offering the patient comfort.
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Living safely is dangerous.
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The spirit of a man is constructed out of his choices.
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Never take away anything if you have nothing better to offer
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Though the physicality of death destroys us, the idea of death may save us.
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If I had to pick out a therapist in a movie that I’d like to go see as a personal therapist, it would be Robin Williams in Goodwill Hunting.
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Self-awareness is a supreme gift, a treasure as precious as life.
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Live your life to the fullest; and then, and only then, die. Don’t leave any unlived life behind.
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Death cures psychoneurosis. In a sense all these neurotic concerns–fear of rejection, interpersonal concerns–seem to melt away, and people get another perspective on their lives. The important things are really important, and the trivia of life is trivialized.
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When we have forgotten ourselves and become absorbed in someone (or something) outside ourselves
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Some have expressed the very opposite feeling–the fear that they would not be interesting enough to write about.
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I think my quarry is illusion. I war against magic. I believe that, though illusion often cheers and comforts, it ultimately and invariably weakens and constricts the spirit.
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