Lying On The Couch

by Irvin D. Yalom

I don’t take your words too personally. There may be a little of me in your words but, to a much greater extent, you’re not responding to me; you’re responding to my role.”

‘Gentle’ I soon learned was not kindness, but cowardice. ‘Contemplative’ became monstrous indecision. ‘Devoted’ turned into clinging dependency.

pawns and kings and queens all go back into the same box at the end of the game.