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Quote by Marguerite Yourcenar

“I have nevertheless reached the age where life, for every man, is accepted defeat.”

Work

Memoirs of Hadrian is a fictionalized account of the reign and personal life of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. The novel explores the complexities of power, love, and political intrigue during the second century AD. more

Author

Marguerite Yourcenar

Marguerite Yourcenar was a renowned French novelist, known for her historical novels. Her works are celebrated for their profound insight and rich imagination, with her most famous novel being 'Orlando'. Born on June 8, 1903, she passed away on December 17, 1987. more

“DID is understood as a developmental failure by a traumatized child - younger than age 5-6 to establish a unified sense of self across states and contexts. Repeated severe traumatic experiences, primarily at the hands of caregivers, disrupt unification of self through the creation of extreme states.”

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Author:Frank W. Putnam

“Laughter, happiness, and joy. These might sound like simple things, but don’t underestimate their power to bring life and light to all around you.”

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Book:Soul Fuel: Daily Devotions to Survive the Adventure of Life

Source: Soul Fuel: Daily Devotions to Survive the Adventure of Life

“And on that subject why was it that the smartest people mostly missed that point? By nature all people are of both sexes. So that marriage and the bed is not all by any means. The proof? Real youth and old age. Because often old men's voices grow high and reedy and they take on a mincing walk. And old women sometimes grow fat and their voices get rough and deep and they grow dark little mustaches. And he even proved it himself—the part of him that sometimes almost wished he was a mother and that Mick and Baby were his kids.”

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Book:The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Source: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

“Maybe it's still a bit of an affront to people, to fail to abide by the old clock of life.”