Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is. Man's Search For Meaning

I write only for my shadow which is cast on the wall in front of the light. I must introduce myself to it. The Blind Owl

“I wanted to excel in your eyes, show my strength of will, wait before writing you, first finish a document, but the room is empty, no one is minding me – it’s as if someone said: leave him alone, can’t you see how engrossed he is in his own affairs, it’s as if he had a fist in his mouth. So I only wrote half a page and am once again with you, lying on this letter like I lay next to you back then in the forest.” (16 July 1920) Letters To Milena

Everything you value is a product of unimaginably lengthy developmental processes, personal, cultural, biological. 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos