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“My chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom came from the fact that I was living a life based on my incapacities, which were numerous.”

Book:Girl, Interrupted

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Girl, Interrupted

The story delves into the psychological and emotional journey of a young woman admitted to a psychiatric facility, offering insights into mental health and the complexities of human nature. more

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Susanna Kaysen

Susanna Kaysen is an American author best known for her autobiographical novel 'Girl, Interrupted,' which is based on her own experiences at the McLean Hospital psychiatric ward in the early 1960s. more

“Light like this does not exist, but we wish it did. We wish the sun could make us young and beautiful, we wish our clothes could glisten and ripple against our skins, most of all, we wish that everyone we knew could be brightened simply by our looking at them, as are the maid with the letter and the soldier with the hat.”

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Book:Girl, Interrupted

Source: Girl, Interrupted

“It seemed incredible to me, that physical courage should be so commonplace and revered, while moral courage . . . is so rare and despised.”

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Author:Albert Schweitzer

“Worship is the one, total adoring response of man to the one Eternal God.”

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Author:Evelyn Underhill

“Worship is not just an emotional exercise but a response of the heart built on truth about God.”

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