“Balance every thought with its opposition. Because the marriage of them is the destruction of illusion.”
“The writer Richard Manning has argued that 'the most destructive force in the American West is its commanding views, because they foster the illusion that we command.”
“Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.”
“Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are laws of nature and balance.”
“Marriage, each of them realized intuitively, was about compromise and forgiveness. It was about balance, where one person complemented the other.”
“Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.”