“ Suppose you turn your attention inward in search of this 'I'. You may encounter nothing more than an ever changing stream of consciousness, a flow of thoughts and feelings in which there is no real se… Jim Holt
“ But, it’s not what they think of you that matters, it’s what you think of yourself. If I’d said something mean to them, I wouldn't like myself very much. M. Latimer-Ridley
“ ...to know an other's interior life you are his confessor or a writer - the one is admitted freely, the other intrudes by discerning of spirits John Geddes
“ If the ego is not regularly and repeatedly dissolved in the unbounded hyperspace of the Transcendent Other, there will always be slow drift away from the sense of self as part of nature’s larger whole… Terence McKenna
“ Sometimes, though, you make a pact with yourself. I'll pretend there's nothing wrong if you pretend there's nothing wrong. It's called denial, and it's one of the strongest pacts in the world. Just as… Neal Shusterman
“ The abyss you stare into and that stares back at you is your reflection in the mirror - we all have it - that shadow self - that dark heart... John Geddes
“ Everybody tries to protect this vulnerable two three four five six seven eight year old inside, and to acquire skills and aptitudes for dealing with the situations that threaten to overwhelm it... Usu… Ted Hughes
“ Frankl asserts that "the potentialities of life are not indifferent possibilities, but must be seen in the light of meaning and values." Such meaning and values cannot be imposed; each individual must… William Blair Gould
“ In truth, there is no such thing as an “intuitive boundary” of a sensory state. That most philosophers take such states as brain-bound is not an intuition, but a prejudice. István Aranyosi
“ ...ambition or contentment? This simple question led me back to a more balanced view of life and put me in touch with the Me I used to know... John Geddes
“ I figure the more people think I'm just mildly weird, the less likely they are to know how weird I really am. Melanie Hooyenga
“ It does wonders for my own psyche to turn envy into inspiration. No matter how successful we become, we're never above that. Hillman Curtis
“ The sword wears out its sheath, as it is sometimes said. That is my story. My passions have made me live, and my passions have killed me. What passions, it may be asked. Trifles, the most childish thi… Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“ Since I am never alone with myself. Since I am always watching the character playing my part in the scene, there is no possibility of spontaneity. Ronan Bennett
“ Your mind is a treasure house that you should stock well and it’s the one part of you the world can’t interfere with. Frank McCourt
“ I'm persnickety," I confessed. "Not, incidentally, to the point of being snarly. But still. Delightful and persnickety are not a common blend." "Do you want to know why I never married?" "The question… David Levithan
“ My world foreshortened, flattening into a credit card. Seen head on, things seemed merely skewed, but from the side the view was virtually meaningless--a one-dimensional wafer. Everything about me may… Haruki Murakami
