Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse.

People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

You mainly feel the way you think.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.

If you would stop, really stop, damning yourself, others, and unkind conditions, you would find it almost impossible to upset yourself emotionally - about anything. Yes, anything.

By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.

Stop shoulding on yourself

Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining.

The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.

The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don't get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.

My books are friends that never fai

Forget the fictional characters – how many authors are being stopped on the street?

There is no jealous man, without a flirtatious woman.

Flora went to the cinema every day that week. She saw the same movie each day, and wore the same dress.

I just try to be honest, because I think that's part of my job description as a writer.

No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.

The common behavior of mankind is the system of reference by means of which we interpret an unknown language.

My parents say that even as a very, very little kid, the way that I acted was dramatically different from other little kids.

While there is no cure, cystic fibrosis is so close to being a livable disease. There is a lot of hope.

I'm from Cleveland. I like thunderstorms; I like a little rain in my life.