“Once we truly know that life is difficult — once we truly understand and accept it — then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.”

—  M. Scott Peck

Source: The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth

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American psychiatrist 1936–2005

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Source: The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth

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