Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.
Bob NewhartTime and distance from the first and second world wars doesn't seem to lessen their horrors.
Doris LessingTechnology and industry have distanced people from nature and magic and human values.
Laura EsquivelSometimes it's easier to love people when there is a healthy distance between us.
Marianne Williamson