Quotes about Boundaries

And then she knew. Her friends and neighbors were angry at her because she had overstepped, given too much, offended them by excess.

At first the people in the town were frightened; they knew Shadrack was crazy but that did not mean that he didn't have any sense or, even more important, that he had no power. [...] Once the people understood the boundaries and nature of his madness, they could fit him, so to speak, into the scheme of things.

There is but an inch of difference between the cushioned chamber and the padded cell.

Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them.

Don't tell them too much about your soul. They're waiting for just that.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love.

... No, the office is one thing, and private life is another. When I go into the office, I leave the Castle behind me, and when I come into the Castle, I leave the office behind me.

The Hell of Regret He who wins the race cannot run with the pack. And once you get out you can't come back, because caged lions don't mate with free ones! If ever you are going to win, you must forsake the social construct of the cage and all the cage dwellers.

Just because turtles dwell at your feet doesn't mean you should come down from your height and barter with, debate, or eat alongside them.

Then you'll need to teach him again, until he's learned. Just as I've done with you boys. That's what God does with us, after all. Puts us out into the world where the only real boundary is that of His love. His love either compels us, or restrains us. There is nothing stronger, Danny.

God operates the world by covenants. Those covenants have specific jurisdictions and responsibilities, not to be infringed upon by another covenant.

There is no point in spending time with someone who makes you forget your sense of self.