Jodoin Arrest Quotes & Sayings

In man a working level of narcissism is inseparable from self-esteem, from a basic sense of self-worth. We have learned, mostly from Alfred Adler, that what man needs most is to feel secure in his self-esteem. But man is not just a blind glob of idling protoplasm, but a creature with a name who lives in a world of symbols, on an abstract idea of his own worth, an idea composed of sounds, words, and images, in the air, in the mind, on paper. And this means that man's natural yearning for organismic activity, the pleasures of incorporation and expansion, can be fed limitlessly in the domain of symbols and so into immortality. The single organism can expand into dimensions of worlds and times without moving a physical limb; it can take eternity into itself even as it gaspingly dies. — Ernest Becker

He doesn't pretend," the punk pixie said. He nodded toward Doyle. "Nice rings. You got anything else pierced?"
"Yes," Doyle said.
The boy smiled, making the rings in the edge of his nose and his bottom lip curl cheerfully with it. "Me too," he said. — Laurell K. Hamilton

And those who pray for dew on the deserts edge; shall bring forth the deluge. — Frank Herbert

Writing is an escape and a passion. — Anna Glazebrook

Your purpose when driving is not to arrive at your destination safely or quickly. Your purpose when driving is ... to impress your personality on the road. — Martin Amis

A loving Personality dominates the Bible, walking among the trees of the garden and breathing fragrance over every scene. — A.W. Tozer

Don't take anything for granite. That's what tombstones are made of. — John R. Erickson