Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Ittakes time to save time.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.