Creatures of a Day: and other tales of psychotherapy

by Irvin D. Yalom

anticipating endings may encourage us to grasp the present with greater vitality.”

“Giving up the hope for a better past is a potent idea. I’ve uttered it to help many others, and it’s also helped me personally.

“If we have our own ‘why’ of life, we shall get along with any ‘how.’”

All is ephemeral—both memory and the object of memory.