“...I was more than just the sum of my experiences, and I had the ability to become an active participant in life instead of just standing on the sidelines.”

“I Chose to be an active participant in my life rather than a spectator.”

“The source ran somewhere, far away from him, ran and ran invisibly, had nothing to do with his life any more. And at several times he suddenly became scared on account of such thoughts and wished that he would also be gifted with the ability to participate in all of this childlike-naive occupations of the daytime with passion and with his heart, really to live, really to act, really to enjoy and to live instead of just standing by as a spectator.”

“I have found that-- just as in real life--imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.”

“..there is more to life than just pleasure. We want to achieve our happiness and not just experience it.”

“I was more than this meek, defenseless victim. I had something within me that was stronger than the sum of all my unacceptable parts.”