“I, also, decided to get rid of the need of approval. That is a strong addiction, the need of approval, isn't it? That---I'm on the patch right now, actually. It releases small doses of approval until I no longer crave it. And, I'm going to rip it off!”
“A man who doesn't test the mettle of his soul isn't much of a man...”
“Where the craving for admiration and approval predominates, intellectual rigor cannot thrive, if it survives at all.”
“I was young and frightened and craved respect and its ugly cousin, approval, so I did as I was told.”
“Solitude is a chosen separation for refining your soul. Isolation is what you crave when you neglect the first.”