Quotes About Boundaries

And next to Allie, the screamer, once more reminded of his job, began to wail in Allie's ear. Reflexively Allie clapped her hand over his mouth. That, she said, is totally uncalled for. Don't do that again. Ever. The screamer looked at her with worried eyes. Are we clear on this subject? said Allie. The screamer nodded and she removed her hand. Can I scream a little? he asked. No, said Allie. Your screaming days are over. Darn. And he was quiet thereafter.

If every part of you is alive but inside someone else . . . are you alive or are you dead?

Tyger might have thought of himself as a free spirit, but he wasn't at all. He just defined the dimensions of his own cage.

There is a fine line between freedom and permission. The former is necessary. The latter is dangerous.

He just defined the dimensions of his own cage.

We are, however, creatures of containment. We want all things in life packed into boxes that we can label. But just because we have the ability to label it, doesn't mean we really know what's in the box.

There is a fine line between freedom and permission. The former is necessary. The latter is dangerous--perhaps the most dangerous thing the species that created me has ever faced.

I'd never want a piece of someone else's brain," Kele had said. "I mean, you don't know where it's been.

Only idiots build walls.

There is a fine line between freedom and permission.

The fact that we can't see the logic shows our limitations, not the Thunderhead's.

people need me. I fill them. if they can't see me for awhile the get desperate, they get sick. but if I see them too often I get sick. it's hard to feed without getting fed.

There's nothing like privacy. You know, I like people. It's nice that they might like my books and all that...but I'm not the book, see? I'm the guy who wrote it, but I don't want them to come up and throw roses on me or anything. I want them to let me breathe.

Don't talk to me or bother me and I won't bother you. All right?

to whom it may concern: please phone me for appointments when you want to see me. I will not answer unsolicited knocks upon the door. I need time to do my work. I will not allow you to murder my work. please understand that what keeps me alive will make me a better person toward and for you when we finally meet under easy and unstrained conditions.

People need me. I fill them. If they can't see me for a while they get desperate, they get sick. But if I see them too often I get sick. It's hard to feed without getting fed.

it's as if he were hiding in there and I want to console him, say: "I am sorry, poor fellow, but creation has its limits.

it's when you're on the row that you notice that everything is owned and that there are locks on everything.

The Bible says, 'Love thy neighbor.' That could mean to leave him alone.

but please if you feel that way don't phone don't write don't arrive

Sometimes we can become too holy and therefore, caged.

I have a special ring-system that must work before I will pick up my phone. I am not a snob: it is simply that I am not interested with what most people have to say, or what they want to do-mostly with my time.

I have omitted the numbers to highlight that the basic argument is as simple as it was in Vogt's day. Stay within the limits, and people can develop freely. Go beyond the boundaries—exceed carrying capacity—and trouble will ensue.

Soon found there is no way to rid yourself of a disagreeable man's conversation more effectually than by not allowing him an opportunity of making a remark.