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The Language of Feelings

This book delves into the intricacies of expressing and understanding emotions through language, offering insights into the ways in which feelings shape our interactions and relationships. more

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David Viscott
David Viscott

David Viscott was an American author born on May 24, 1938, and passed away on October 10, 1996. He is known for his works on psychotherapy and personal growth, which have been well-received by readers. more

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“This man, who for twenty-five years has been reading and writing about art, and in all that time has never understood anything about art, has for twenty-five years been hashing over other people's ideas about realism, naturalism and all that nonsense; for twenty-five years he has been reading and writing about what intelligent people already know and about what stupid people don't want to know--which means that for twenty-five years he's been taking nothing and making nothing out of it. And with it all, what conceit! What pretension!”