“I am in the unthinkable situation that people cannot bear to contemplate.”
“The price of self-destiny is never cheap, and in certain situations it is unthinkable. But to achieve the marvelous, it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.”
“Bear in mind there is no situation in life for which you cannot find some word of consolation in Scripture.”
“There appear to be many people who chose to go crazy (or become alcoholics, addicts, criminals, suicides) rather than have to bear the pain and ambiguity of a life situation that they have decided that they cannot stand. (98)”
“I cannot do it. I cannot bear it. I cannot go back to what I was here. I cannot stand at her side and watch another take her. I am not that strong or that good.”
“I am first and foremost a catalist; I put people and situations together. ”