"We live in a historical period characterized by a sharp discrepancy between the intellectual development of man... and his mental-emotional development, which has left him still in a state of marked narcissism with all its pathological symptoms."

-- Christopher Lasch

#Men Quotes #Emotional Quotes #Historical Quotes

“I think the best riffs and the best songs come when you're jamming and having a good time.”
“The wit of men compared to that of women is like rouge compared to the rose.”
“But people do things to survive, and then after they survive, they can't live with what they've done.”

Source : Adam Johnson (2012). “The Orphan Master's Son”, p.68, Random House
“Everything that's difficult you should be able to laugh about.”
“Missy is really a man. She's a cross dresser. She hangs out with Sammartino. They shave each other's back.”
“I'd rather lose and live in Provo than win and live in Laramie”
“A courage which looks easy & yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage.”
“Ancestral habits of mind can be constricting; they also confer one's individuality.”

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