Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges