The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual—for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.

—M. Scott Peck

About M. Scott Peck

Morgan Scott Peck (1936–2005) was an American psychiatrist and best-selling author who wrote the book The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978.

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Real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience.

—M. Scott Peck

The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.

—M. Scott Peck

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Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

—M. Scott Peck in The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

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Ultimately love is everything.

—M. Scott Peck

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The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual — for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.