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“there was a basic division of the ways of men: those who wish for peace of soul and happiness must believe and embrace faith, while those who wish to pursue the truth must forsake peace of mind and devote their life to inquiry.”
― Irvin D. Yalom, When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel Of Obsession

“One thing I feel clear about is that it's important not to let your life live you. Otherwise, you end up at forty feeling you haven't really lived. What have I learned? Perhaps to live now, so that at fifty I won't look back upon my forties with regret.”
― Irvin D. Yalom, When Nietzsche Wept

“You wonder about a conversation with nothing concealed—its real name is hell, I believe. To disclose oneself to another is the prelude to betrayal, and betrayal makes one sick, does it not?”
― Irvin D. Yalom, When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel Of Obsession

“Every person must choose how much truth he can stand.”
― Irvin D. Yalom, When Nietzsche Wept