M. Scott Peck

American psychiatrist.

Born May 22nd, 1936 in New York City. [ref]

Died September 25th, 2005 at 69 years old in Connecticut (Parkinson's disease, pancreatic cancer).

Occupations
psychiatrist, psychologist, psychotherapist, writer
Website
Wikipedia

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche