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Quote by Nancy Friday

“In a baby's first months, the earliest patterns of intimacy or distrust are forever grooved into his soul.”

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Nancy Friday is an American author born on August 27, 1933. She is renowned for her research on gender, sexuality, and interpersonal relationships, with notable works including 'The Secret Life of Women' and 'The Secret Life of Men'. more

“For instance, in group therapy, I'll have people stand up, show off, give a speech about themselves as though they've just died and have to give a eulogy. Even with this explicit permission - even an order - to say something nice about themselves, this is the hardest thing in the world for people to do. They'd rather take their clothes off.”

People World Giving Shows Order Nice Groups Speech Clothes Died Hardest Instance Therapy Permission Hardest Thing Showing Off Eulogy Explicit Group Therapy

Author:Nancy Friday

“After sex, men fear too much intimacy; they want to separate again. Women want to talk, to continue the merging, melting fusion into one. Postcoital conversations keep the woman's power alive. Through unconscious severance, by falling asleep, the man regains his self.”

Men Want Self Fall Sex Too Much Alive He Man Conversation Intimacy Unconscious Melting Women Want X Men Fusion Merging Falling Asleep

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“Sexuality is the great field of battle between biology and society.”

Sex Fields Battle Sexuality Biology

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“Our culture raises us to seek success but we are not taught how to live with it.”

Success Culture Taught Raises

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“All my writing has been an effort to sort out the paradoxes of my life.”

Writing Has Beens Effort Paradox

Author:Nancy Friday

“A complete revaluation takes place in your physical and mental being when you've laughed and had some fun.”

Fun Laughed

Author:Catherine Ponder

“Good theater should always send people away feeling changed.”

People Should Feelings Changed Theater

Author:Suzanne Farrell

“The arts are the hospitals for our souls.”

Art Soul Hospitals

Author:Suzanne Farrell

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