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

“It is wrong to bear children out of need, wrong to use a child to alleviate loneliness, wrong to provide purpose in life by reproducing another copy of oneself. It is wrong also to seek immortality by spewing one's germ into the future as though sperm contains your consciousness!”

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

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

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

“A person shows signs of clutching on too fast, of being needy, of not hearing the word "no," of jealousy, of guarding you and your freedom. But the signs can be so small they skitter right past you. Sometimes they dance past, looking satiny, something you should applaud. Someone's jealousy can make you feel good. Special. But it's not even about you. It's about a hand that is already gripping. It's about their need, circling around your throat”

“Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within”

“All the stuff you can’t wait to get away from, until it’s not there anymore, and then you miss it like crazy.”

“If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions.”

“Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.”