“A man wakes up and for a few moments he experiences everything exactly as it is. Jon wrote: A man wakes up and is lucid. It doesn’t last long, though, he thought, that kind of lucidity. If it did you wouldn’t be able to stand it, it would kill you.”

“The best thing that can come with success is the knowledge that it is nothing to long for.”

“I am learning that if I just go on accepting the framework for life that others have given me if I fail to make my own choices the reason for my life will be missing. I will be unable to recognize that which I have the power to change.”

“Choice is the essence of what I believe it is to be human.”

“We all need somebody to talk to. It would be good if we talked ... not just pitter-patter but real talk. We shouldn't be so afraid because most people really like this contact that you show you are vulnerable makes them free to be vulnerable.”

“A man wakes up and for a few moments he experiences everything exactly as it is. Jon wrote: A man wakes up and is lucid. It doesn’t last long, though, he thought, that kind of lucidity. If it did you wouldn’t be able to stand it, it would kill you.”