Best Of M. Scott Peck's "The Road Less Traveled"
Here is a selection of memorable quotes from The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck. As you can see from all of these quotes below, I got A LOT from this week. It was also very odd in many ways, a lot of which I didn't expect, so I can't fully recommend this book without a few caveats/FYIs, even though I found this book very insightful and valuable. I was drawn to this book as bell hooks talks extensively about The Road Less Traveled in her opus, all about love . hooks even uses Peck's definition of love throughout her book. Peck's definition of love is, "I define love thus: The will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.” Admittedly, I was put off my the "Traditional Values" whistle word emblazoned in the book's subtitle. However, if it was good enough for the late, great bell hooks, surely it would be good enough for me. Turns ou...
