Simple and practical, McGinnis's guide remains accessible despite the 1979 copyright date and his distinctive Christian framing. I dog-eared more than a couple of pages on this library copy to find the quotes below and a few more.

"All of us, at one time or another, have periods of temporary insanity. A fine line divides our functioning mental system from the world of unreality, and all of us cross over it occasionally."

“In ways we do not fully understand, self-disclosure helps us to see things, feel things, imagine things, hope for things that we could never have thought possible.”
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At the heart of each relationship, says McGinnis, is thefriendship factor—the essential ingredient of warmth and caring. With captivating case histories and anecdotes about such famous people as George Burns, Howard Hughes, and C. S. Lewis, McGinnis shares the secret of how to love and be loved.The first edition of The Friendship Factor, published in 1979, has sold more than 350,000 copies.