Quotessence
Home / Books / The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self

The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self

Book by Alice Miller · 3 quotes · Childhood, Children, Feelings

Filter quotes by topic

AllChildhoodChildrenFeelingsMotherFactsEmotionGrandioseLongNeedsOrderParentParentsPersonsRealSacrificeSelfSufferingWeakWeaponsAbandonment

The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self Quotes

“Without realizing that the past is constantly determining their present actions, they avoid learning anything about their history. They continue to live in their repressed childhood situation, ignoring the fact that is no longer exists, continuing to fear and avoid dangers that, although once real, have not been real for a long time.”

LongRealFactsActionPastRealizingSituationChildhoodDangerLong TimeContinuingRepressedBeen Real
Book:The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
Create image

“Child abuse is still sanctioned — indeed, held in high regard — in our society as long as it is defined as child-rearing. It is a tragic fact that parents beat their children in order to escape the emotions from how they were treated by their own parents.”

ChildrenLongStillsFactsOrderParentEmotionBeatsAbuseRegardTreatedDefinedTragicOur SocietyChild AbuseChild RearingRearing A Child
Book:The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
Create image