“Smashing heads does not open minds.”

“The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation — or a relationship.”

“A perfectly tuned conversation is a vision of sanity--a ratification of one's way of being human and one's way in the world.”

“We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups.”

“Flexibility requires an open mind and a welcoming of new alternatives.”

“Fiction opens a window of imagination that reality closes.”

“Life does go on.”