Pain is subtle. He has cold grey fingers. His voice is horse from crying & screaming... When people try to avoid him, he follows them silently & turn…

- J. Ruth Gendler

Compassion speaks with a slight accent. She was a vulnerable child, miserable in school, cold, shy ... In ninth grade she was befriended by Courage. …

- J. Ruth Gendler

Beauty is startling. She wears a gold shawl in the summer and sells seven kinds of honey at the flea market. She is young and old at once, my daughte…

- J. Ruth Gendler

Courage looks you straight in the eye. She is not impressed with power trippers, and she knows first aid. Courage is not afraid to weep, and she is n…

- J. Ruth Gendler

Fear has a large shadow, but he himself is small.

- J. Ruth Gendler

Pleasure is wild and sweet. She likes purple flowers. She loves the sun and the wind and the night sky. She carries a silver bowl full of liquid moon…

- J. Ruth Gendler

Anxiety is secretive. He does not trust anyone, not even his friends, Worry, Terror, Doubt and Panic ... He likes to visit me late at night when I am…

- J. Ruth Gendler

Sensuality does not understand why everyone else is so disturbed by her. As a young girl, she was often scolded for going barefoot.

- J. Ruth Gendler

The bones of the skeleton which support the body can become the bars of the cage which imprison the spirit.

- J. Ruth Gendler