“People tend to help others just so that they can feel are better than they really are.”

“Anything that makes me feel better (or worse) than another is darkness; anything that makes me feel one with others is divine. So the natural instinct to try to lift others by helping them to feel good about themselves relative to others is exactly the wrong way to help. True happiness is found not in a belief that I am better but in the obliteration of any need to be.”

“But it takes so little to help people, and people really do help each other, even people with very little themselves. And it’s not just about second chances. Most people deserve an endless number of chances.”

“That's all that matters, really: that we can make each other feel better.”

“It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.”

“Everyone's weird. Some people are just better at hiding it than others.”