“Preparation:allows you to prevent . . .the intensity of the ordeal.”
“The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why there are no wicked stepchildren in the tales.”
“You’ve had many ordeals in the past. During these ordeals, life seemed unbearable. You may have collapsed from the exhaustion of hopelessness and curled into a fetal position. Regardless of how difficult this new ordeal may be, as with the others, this too will be overcome. It will make you stronger.”
“The ordeals of others . . .prepare us, andlater become the compass . . .in our time of ordeal.”
“Never marry who doesn't love you,If you do it, your ordeal will turn into hell.”
“The real ordeal is not leaving those you love but learning to live without those who don't love you.”