“Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.”

“Every way of life produces its own environment and in turn is influenced by that environment.”

“Why should we think upon things that are lovely Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.”

“She hated being a nobody and like all children, adopted or not, I have had to live out some of her unlived life. We do that for our parents - we don't really have any choice.”

“The more the drive toward life is thwarted, the stronger is the drive toward destruction; the more life is realized, the less is the strength of destructiveness. Destructiveness is the outcome of unlived life.”

“War ... it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.”