"Geez, if I could get through to you, kiddo, that depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it is plain and simple reduction of feeling. Reduction, see? Of all feeling. People who keep stiff upper lips find that it's damn hard to smile."

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Source : Judith Guest (1982). “Ordinary People”, p.225, Penguin

Judith Guest

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“The press and politicians. A delicate relationship. Too close, and danger ensues. Too far apart and democracy itself cannot function without the essential exchange of information. Creative leaks, a discreet lunch, interchange in the Lobby, the art of the unattributable telephone call, late at night.”
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“If finding true love was easy we'd all have a lot more free time.”
“The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service to Him. It is never 'Do, do' with the Lord, but 'Be, be' and He will 'do' through you. The only way to keep true to God is by a steady persistent refusal to be interested in Christian work and to be interested alone in Jesus Christ.”
“Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you're already on the way to poetry. It's about using words in very precise ways and using gesture.”
“Forgiveness is the reason for the crucifixion, and the crucifixion is the reason for the Incarnation.”
“American families cannot compete with billionaires. Our involvement in government should not be dependent on our bank account balances”
“Don't get married to an actress, because they're also actresses in bed.”

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