“There's a secret to get through loss, pain and grief. If we're alone we can't see who we are. When we join the club, other people become the mirror. Through them, we see ourselves and gain an understanding of what we're going through. Then slowly, real slowly, we learn to accept who we see in the mirror. Then you become the mirror for them; by being honest about who you are, you'll help them learn to love and accept themselves.” PeopleIfsRealHelpingPainUnderstandingLossGriefSecretAcceptingHonestGainsMirrorsWho You AreClubsBeing HonestWho We Are Author:Melody Beattie
“He sees himself in his lover as if in a mirror, not knowing whom he sees, And when they are together, he too is released from pain, and when apart, he longs as he himself is longed for; for reflected in his heart is love's image, which is love's answer. But he calls it, and believes it, not love but friendship.” IfsBelieveHeartPainTogetherAnswersKnowingLoversMirrorsNot Knowing Author:Mary Renault
“The writer's advantage, in some respects, over those whose expression lies in other fields, is in the privilege of a double - sometimes a triple - living. Pleasure multiplied in the mirrors of words, and pain siphoned off in words.” SometimesPainLyingPleasureFieldsExpressionAdvantageMirrorsPrivilege Author:Josephine Winslow Johnson