Life does resemble a huge game, and all the things we have, know, and do are like so many pawns which we manipulate in an effort to win. There are never enough pawns. Each individual chooses his pawns, or rather uses those he has available - his body or his mind, his health or sickness, his family, titles, reputation, wealth. In this way the ego is enlarged to inclu…
Harper & Row Publishers, The Adventure of Living, by Paul Tournier