“If the path to experiencing one's feelings is blocked either the prohibitions of "poisonous pedagogy" or by the needs of the parents, then these feelings will have to be lived out. This can occur either in a destructive form, as in Hitler's case, or in a self-destructive one, as in Christiane F.'s. Or, as in the case of most criminals who end up in prison, this living out can lead to the destruction both of the self and of others.”
Source: For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence
“There is nothing that makes a man grow beyond his stature than a woman telling him she loves him. and however much she might have lied to him, there will always be a part of him that is grateful to her for this, and that will harbour some love for her.”
“The concepts of value, abstraction, speculation must be extended to cerebral matter, as they once were to the faecal matter of labour. Speculating on intelligence as grey matter valued like any other raw matter or material, with its equivalent in toytown money. . . This matter is the prey of our headhunters now.”
Source: Fragments
“People can believe in their own progress and success. They can even believe in strangers success. But when it comes to success of anyone from their social circle, they think, it must be by fluke and the other person doesn't deserve it.”
Source: Stories Of Jivavarta
“How quickly the shell of a routine is shattered.
Any routine, however solid it may be, is obliterated by the unexpected.”
Source: La encomienda
“True love is not practical. True love doesn’t always follow the rules. When you are truly in love, you can lose your mind over it.”
Source: Jack McAfghan: Return from Rainbow Bridge: A Dog's Afterlife Story of Loss, Love and Renewal
“...lose your mind so that you can gain a new way of knowing.”
Source: DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi
“When you lose your mind you may as well forget it.”
“Your imagination is the gateway into your sensual world.”
“Instead of worrying vainly about being liked, loved, or respected, individuals should concern themselves with what others expect of them. Expectations rule the future of relationships.”
Source: The Age of Manipulation: The Con in Confidence, The Sin in Sincere