"People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds; it is something one creates." Thomas Szasz
S1 E15Unfinished Business
"To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble." Bill Watterson
"Beware the fury of a patient man." John Dryden
"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." Paul Boese
"Why should we look to the past in order to prepare for the future? Because there is nowhere else to look." James Burke
Author Jennifer Smith wrote, "Marriage is a mosaic you build with your spouse — millions of tiny moments that create your love story."
"Each relationship nurtures a strength or weakness within you." Michael Murdock
It's often said there is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world.
"A mother's arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in them." Victor Hugo
"The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret." Salvador Dalí
"Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within." Arthur Erickson
"It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has." Hippocrates [NOTE: Although this quote is frequently attributed to Hippocrates, an exhaustive search by Quote Investigator has determined the earliest close match was spoken by Henry George Plimmer in 1899. Woods Hutchinson employed the saying repeatedly, starting in 1902, and pointed to Walter Moxon as creator of the expression, but no substantive support for this claim has been found. Therefore, the originator remains unknown.]
"Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil." Baltasar Gracián
"No one is ever a victim, although your conquerors would have you believe in your own victimhood. How else could they conquer you?" Barbara Marciniak
"There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind." Patrick Rothfuss
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