One of the joys we have in being human is in exercising our freedom to choose and to take each case as it comes to us. We are not robots who are forced into behaviors by their programming. We see things; we think about things; and we choose our course of action or beliefs appropriately. And as long as that remains true of us, we will live every day of our lives on one slippery slope or another. There is no reason to fear this.
—Gordon Atkinson
Some things you do because you want to. Some things you do because of the needs of others in your family.
—Gordon Atkinson
The only comfort comes in thinking about how nice it was to know them, and how nice it was to brush against goodness for a season.
—Gordon Atkinson
Fidelity to commitment in the face of doubts and fears is a very spiritual thing.
—Gordon Atkinson
Your world is made of your memories, and your memories are given to you by your world. The whispering voice of happenstance is always in our ears. 'This is the world. This is the way things are. Look. Pay attention. Remember.
—Gordon Atkinson