“Freedom can only be understood in the context of destiny, or those things which limit our freedom.”

“As therapists our job is to see our clients, even at those times when we would rather look away. It is though our mutual fierce vision that clients discover choice and meaning.”

“Suffering with another is typically not pure suffering; there is some good or positive in this experience.”

“You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.”

“A purple velvet sofa is a gals symbol of freedom.”

“Friday is a purple-velvet-sofa day for some poor woman who's finally reclaimed her life. A purple velvet sofa is a gal's symbol of freedom.”

“Do you have a pet bird?' I asked, looking around the room.'Oh, heavens, no. I'd never cage a bird. I can't imagine a worse fate, can you? I bought this cage at a market in Peru several years ago. I hung it here and wired the door open to remind myself how delicious freedom is -- financial and otherwise.”