“Don’t take your own dear self too seriously.”
Aphorism from Dr. Abraham Low’s “Recovery International.”
“Blame it on one culprit: self-cherishing.”
From Point Three, The Seven Points of Mind Training.
“Maybe you’re playing a part on a great stage with only yourself as audience.”
East of Eden (p. 295)
John Steinbeck
“I’m the whole catastrophe.” (As memory serves.)
Zorba the Greek
Nikos Kazantzakis