Author of quotes: Irvin Yalom. Page 5

I found the key to the riddle of life: first, to desire necessary, and second, to love what you want.

I came to the understanding that Matilda is not the enemy, not the Savior, but a companion, constituting me in the tedious journey on the river of life.

I often recall our childhood years, we spent together while studying at the University. "Oh, we lost! - I think. - How could I let this time slip through our hands?" And then you start secretly blame Rachel, it's her fault that the child goes, if she is guilty that I'm getting old!

Live while you live! Death becomes not so scary when the man brought his life to its logical conclusion. If the person does not live in time, he will not be able to die.

I can't afford to teach you bad habits.

- You talked a lot about the second item on our list: "Immersion in an alien mind." <...> Anyway, your thoughts, and your consciousness. I would like to know what benefits you will receive, allowing them to appear, or I will say even more, causing them to appear.
- Forcing to appear? I don't know.<...> Your statement that I force them to appear - what is it? - has for me the emotional sense.
We must find a way to find this meaning. <...> Please, consider this question: if you hadn't thought about it, what do you think?

In my opinion, the reason for the hysteria is a traumatic event that a person experiences in an altered state of consciousness.

The man is afraid of death the more, the less he truly lives his life and the more of his untapped potential.

The fact of death destroys us, the idea of death can save us.

We are fully responsible for their lives, not only for their actions but for their failure to act.

The opportunity to tell the other all his darkest secrets, all my forbidden thoughts, to tell about its vanity, its sorrows, its passions and still be completely accepted this other - has incredible slawterhaus action.

For some people success is the path of vengeful superiority over the other; they fear that others will understand their motive and, when success becomes too great, revenge in response.

The difference between a masochist and a sadist is the difference between wick and wax. One looking for safety in the absorption of others, the other absorbing someone. This is why masochism and sadism within the individual are often interspersed - they are different solutions to the same problem.

I was destined to seek the truth on the dark side of loneliness.