Life Quotes Quote by Irvin D. Yalom, When Nietzsche Wept — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The spirit of a man is constructed out of his choices.”

“Life is a spark between two identical voids, the darkness before birth and the one after death.”

“Despair is the price one pays for self-awareness. Look deeply into life, and you'll always find despair.”

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”

“If a man is to live, he must be all alive, body, soul, mind, heart, spirit.”

“The thing about getting older is that you don't need everything to be possible any more, you just need things to be certain.”

“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”

“Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.”