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“Americans are so emotionally fragile that soon we will have to be carried around in plastic bubbles and fed with an eyedropper.”

Book:STET, Damnit! The Misanthrope's Corner, 1991 to 2002

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STET, Damnit! The Misanthrope's Corner, 1991 to 2002

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Florence King

Florence King was an American novelist born on January 5, 1936, and passed away on January 6, 2016. Known for her humor and satirical take on Southern life and culture, her works have left a lasting impact on American literature. more

“It was a fairly long therapy, almost a year, but that breakthrough in the first session set the stage for success. We became a “team of two” that day. Nate became trusting, open, and ready to express, explore and resolve his horrible childhood, and my job was to provide unconditional empathy, care, a supportive presence, and to create a safe space for his beautiful work.”

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Book:Get the Most From Your Therapy : A Guide For Everyone

Source: Get the Most From Your Therapy : A Guide For Everyone

“Take, for instance, when I snapped at you earlier, back at the apartment, when you said what you did about my confessing sins. It wasn’t a nice thing to do, and I’m not sure you deserved it. But I don’t regret it. Because I know I had my reasons, and I did the best I could with every thought and feeling that led up to it.”

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Author:Taylor Jenkins Reid

“Happiness is a mental habit, a mental attitude, and if it is not learned and practiced in the present it is never experienced. It cannot be made contingent upon solving some external problem. When one problem is solved, another appears to take its place. Life is a series of problems. If you are to be happy at all, you must be happy - period! Not happy "because of".”

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Book:Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded

Source: Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded

“You only need to flaunt that which isn't initially apparent.”

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Author:Yaquin Wels

“Chapter 6: Bruce Willis (page 142) What did I do differently that season? I listened. I didn't just stand there and wait for my turn to speak. Sometimes in acting, it's more powerful to listen than to talk. I have tried to incorporate that in real life, too. Know more, say less. That's my new mantra.”

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Book:Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

Source: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

“World has no shortage of nerve cells, yet consciousness is scarce.”

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Book:Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Entrenchment often appears to be an obstacle of social change, but it is actually the key to achieving it.”

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Book:Change: How to Make Big Things Happen

Source: Change: How to Make Big Things Happen

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