“But you can't muscle through a five-hour run that way; you have to relax into it like easing your body into a hot bath, until it no longer resists the shock and begins to enjoy it.”

“I want you to take a red-hot bath as hot as you can bear it, and just relax your nerves. You can read in the tub if you wish.”

“Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get.”

“No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive.”

“A woman is like a teabag. You can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”

“If you are an intellectual, your best course is to relax and enjoy it.”

“The healthy form of attraction is a warmth. The way you experience it in your body is instead of it being a tension and an inhale, it's like an exhale. If the positive attraction that you feel is that relaxation and relief in your body, that's the healthy sensation. The person you're supposed to be with in partnership feels more like home, not excitement.”

“You can't run from feelings, Charity. You have to face them. Otherwise your future will look just like your past.”

“It is the same with anything - you have to learn through your own experience, paying your own way. You can't learn it from a book.”

“Do you think that during the first five hours of the day you are the same as you are in the last five hours? No way. You’re tired, and if you’re tired, you stop listening, and the decisions you make are risky.”