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“Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love.”

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This book explores the complexities of love, offering insights into its nature, dynamics, and importance in human life. It delves into the psychological and emotional aspects of love, providing readers with tools and strategies to cultivate healthy and fulfilling relationships. more

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Erich Fromm

Erich Fromm, born on March 23, 1900 in Germany and died on March 18, 1980, was a renowned psychologist. His research covered a wide range of fields including anthropology, philosophy, and religion, particularly known for his studies on human psychology and interpersonal relationships. more

“Unhappiness. There are all kinds of unhappy people in the world. I suppose it would be no exaggeration to say that the world is composed entirely of unhappy people. But those people can fight their unhappiness with society fairly and squarly, and society for its part easily understands and sympathizes with such struggles. My unhappiness stemmed entirely from my own vices, and I had no way of fighting anybody.”

People World Way Kind Would Be Fighting My Own Struggle Vices Unhappy All Kinds Unhappiness Exaggeration Unhappy People

Book:No Longer Human

Source: No Longer Human

“To be silent; to be alone. All the being and the doing, expansive, glittering, vocal, evaporated; and one shrunk, with a sense of solemnity, to being oneself, a wedge-shaped core of darkness, something invisible to others.”

Darkness Silent Oneself Core Invisible Vocal Being Alone Wedges Solemnity

Book:Selected Works of Virginia Woolf

Source: Selected Works of Virginia Woolf

“Life is not black and white. The closes we ever get to either of those colors is wearing them.”

Life Is Black White Color Black And White

Author:Karen Marie Moning

“A story should be like a river, flowing and never stopping, your readers passengers on a boat, whirling downstream through constantly refreshing and changing scemery.”