-M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled
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- “Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain; forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit.”
- “Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with.”
- “The feeling of being valuable—’I am a valuable person’—is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline. It is a direct product of parental love.”
- “The neurotic assumes too much responsibility; the person with a character disorder not enough.”
- “The speech of the neurotic is notable for such expressions as ‘I ought to,’ ‘I should,’ and ‘I shouldn’t,’ indicating the individual’s self-image as an inferior man or woman, always falling short of the mark, always making the wrong choices. The speech of a person with a character is disorder, however, relies heavily on ‘I can’t,’ ‘I couldn’t,’ ‘I have to,’ and ‘I had to,’ demonstrating a self-image of a being who has no power of choice, whose behavior is completely directed by external forces totally beyond his or her control.”