I am I, and yet I'm something more, because I feel that I am he as well: in other words, I am my father.

“Have you counted the trees?”

“I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the candles. The canker in the heart of the rose.”

I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.

Adler says, “In fact, if we were to ask ourselves who is the strongest person in our culture, the logical answer would be, the baby. The baby rules and cannot be dominated.” The baby rules over the adults with his weakness. And it is because of this weakness that no one can control him.

”Oh, woe, woe, woe! If only the fortieth day would come sooner: to hear the tearful voices above me, the wailing of my spouse and the quiet weeping of my children!...”

“Well, look what he's weeping about: they'll stuff their faces with kutya and leave. Ah, if only someone would wake up!”

“Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters. It’s like anything else. You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice.“

“Constructive anger,” the demon said, her voice dripping sarcasm.

“Also known as passion,” I said quietly. “Passion has overthrown tyrants and freed prisoners and slaves. Passion has brought justice where there was savagery. Passion has created freedom where there was nothing but fear. Passion has helped souls rise from the ashes of their horrible lives and build something better, stronger, more beautiful.”

@Isabel LaSainte, I really enjoy your quote about anger, especially since so many (myself included) who’ve been brought up with the idea to feel shame towards having anger.

“If one has only one good memory left in one's heart, even that may sometimes be the means of saving us.”