“Psychoanalysis provides truth in an infantile, that is, a schoolboy fashion: we learn from it, roughly and hurriedly, things that scandalize us and thereby command our attention. It sometimes happens, and such is the case here, that a simplification touching upon the truth, but cheaply, is of no more value than a lie. Once again we are shown the demon and the angel, the beast and the god locked in Manichean embrace, and once again man has been pronounced, by himself, not culpable.” MenHas BeensSometimesHappensLyingValuesAttentionCasesFashionAngelEmbraceCommandBeastDemonTouchingLockedPsychoanalysisSimplificationInfantile Book:His Master's Voice Source: His Master's Voice
“What you write should entertain you and serve you first. Don't worry about maintaining anything beyond your own attention. Focus on exorcising your demons in the work. If you can do that, then you'll succeed in the world.” IfsWorldShouldWritingFirstsCan DoAttentionWorryFocusSucceedDemonMaintaining Author:Chuck Palahniuk
“Through dance, people meet demons, ward off death, shake off sin and evil, come to terms with life crises, mediate paradoxes, resolve conflict, revitalize the past to re-create the present, enhance their self-concept and body image, attract attention, assert themselves, confront the strong, and persuade others to change their ways.” PeopleWaySelfBodyPastEvilStrongTermSinAttentionConflictConceptsCrisisDemonShakesParadoxResolveBody ImageSelf ConceptLife Crisis Book:Dancing for Health: Conquering and Preventing Stress Source: Dancing for Health: Conquering and Preventing Stress