“I find a certain degree of loneliness not only tolerable but deeply pleasurable.”

“Maybe a certain degree of deprivation was necessary to the experience of pleasure, just as suffering was an integral part of joy.”

“The theologian Paul Tillich wrote that "loneliness can be conquered only by those who can bear solitude." Because the borderline finds solitude so difficult to tolerate, she is trapped in a relentless metaphysical loneliness from which the the only relief comes from of the physical presence of others. So she will often rush to singles bars or with crowded haunts, often with disappointing--or even violent--results.”

“I may not have a degree, but I certainly got an education.”

“...am so deeply impressed with the fair mindedness and tolerance of the American people...”

“I felt a rush of trust--felt that life might be not just tolerable but beautiful, if I could only remember to find the bare Present. ”