"The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological trauma."

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Source : "Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror". Book by Judith Lewis Herman, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 11, 1992.

Judith Lewis Herman

#Events Quotes #Denial Quotes #Conflict Quotes

“Give a drag queen a fish and you feed her for a day; show her how to be fishy and you feed her for a lifetime.”
“And I believe that public broadcasting has an important trust with the American people, it's an intimate medium of television, and that we can do reading and language development for young children without getting into human sexuality.”
“The fact is every single day in the ordinary American people, America's families have to make decisions about their families and that should be made by them, not by the Texas or United States.”
“My secret is I cannot go to bed, I cannot sleep, if my bed is not made before I go to bed. I can leave it unmade in the morning, but I have to remake it before I get into it to sleep.”
“Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.”
“If anyone were to find outâ€”â€ I began. Patch kissed me, hard, but with an amused glint in his eye. â€œIf I get caught, itâ€™ll mean the end of kissing you. Do you really think Iâ€™d risk that?â€ His face grew serious. â€œI know I canâ€™t feel your touch, but I feel your love, Nora. Inside me. It means everything to me. I wish I could feel you the same way you feel me, but I have your love. Nothing will ever outweigh that. Some people go their entire lives never feeling the emotions youâ€™ve given me. There is no regret in that.”
“It's a terrible waste to be happy and not notice it.”
“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation.”

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