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101 " I’m persuaded I must be free. If such a community is not to be found, then perhaps I must live without a community. "
― Irvin D. Yalom , The Spinoza Problem
102 " Stay a moment, Alfred. I’ve one last question. Let me ask you to imagine something. Close your eyes and imagine leaving me now. Imagine walking away from our talk, and then imagine sitting on the long train ride to Munich. Let me know when your imagination is there.”Alfred closed his eyes and soon nodded readiness.“Now, here’s what I’d like you to do. Think back upon our talk tonight, and ask yourself these questions: Do I have any regrets about my talk with Friedrich? Were there important issues I did not raise?”Alfred kept his eyes closed and, after a long silence, slowly nodded. “Well, there is one thing . . . "
103 " - Kako objašnjavaš njegovu popularnost?- On piše ubedljivo. I impresionira neobrazovane. Na svakoj stranici mogu se naći zvučni citati Tertulijana ili Svetog Augustina, ili recimo Platona, ili nekog indijskog mistika iz osmog veka. Ali to je samo privid erudicije. U stvari, on naprosto istrgne iz davnina niz nepovezanih citata da bi podupro svoje unapred zaokružene ideje... "
104 " You do not have to say everything you think, Doctor Pfister. Therapy is not a place for you to feel better bydischarging troublesome thoughts. Learn to hold them. Learn to be a vehicle for unruly thoughts. Timingis everything. "
105 " Look. Everyone is on the move. Scurrying back and forth all day, all their lives. To what end? Riches? Fame? Pleasures of the appetites? Surely these ends represent wrong turns. "