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“People hide truths about themselves from themselves. Such self-deception is a coping mechanism, and to one extent or another, most people begin deceiving themselves when they're children.”

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Ashley Bell

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Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz

Renowned American author known for his suspense and horror novels. He has been writing since the 1970s and his works have been widely popular, winning numerous international awards. more

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“She possessed a strong faculty for simply refusing to admit an unpleasant situation, and going quite blank where it was concerned. If, for instance, you had asked her whether, eighteen years before, she had undergone a face-lifting operation, she would have denied it, and believed the denial, and moreover would have supplied gratuitously, as a special joke, a list of people who had 'really' had their faces lifted or undergone other rejuvenating operations.”

DelusionSelf Deception
Book:Memento Mori
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“Non aveva bisogno di te come eri, ma di te come saresti potuta essere, oggetto d'arte più che d'amore, da sognare e prosciugare per la sua ispirazione. Sulla sua lapide volle queste parole: "Qui giace colui il cui nome fu scritto nell'acqua". Non si può amare un uomo che fugge ogni forma di solidificazione e gravità, per lui l'amore era solo la sua sete d'amore.”

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Book:Ogni storia è una storia d'amore
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“So long as self-deception is at the source of a person’s perception of things he or she cannot mature into the fullness of being human or lead a successful course through life. In Pinocchio, the physiological metaphor of hunger represents the many other passions and desires that lead children astray. Like all small children, Pinocchio is often driven by uncontrollable hunger. This gets him into much of his early trouble, while undisciplined passions and wanderlust eventually land him in the false paradise of Playand. But Pinocchio’s longing to be a real boy with a mother and father lies deeper still and is the source of his eventual salvation.”

Self Deception
Book:Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination
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