A good life is like a weaving. Energy is created in the tension. The struggle, the pull and tug are everything.

- Joan Erikson

No matter how hard you dance, not everyone will clap

- Joan Erikson

Vital lives are about action. You can't feel warmth unless you create it, can't feel delight until you play, can't know serendipity unless you risk.

- Joan Erikson

Lots of old people don't become wise, but you don't get wise unless you age.

- Joan Erikson

Wisdom is not what comes from reading great books. When it comes to understanding life, experiential learning is the only worthwhile kind, everything…

- Joan Erikson