“One can choose life, or choose death. Having chosen life, I must live it as it is.”
Sheldon Kopp (1929–1999) American psychotherapist
Source: Even a stone can be a teacher (1985), p. 11
“Having made the decision to love, had I chosen life instead of death?”
Source: The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story
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