"Self-mutilation is a frightening barrier that keeps us from seeing a person who is lost, in pain, and in desperate need of help."

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Source : Steven Levenkron (1999). “Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation”, p.19, W. W. Norton & Company

Steven Levenkron

#Pain Quotes #Self Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Now the peak of summer's past, the sky is overcast And the love we swore would last for an age seems deceit.”

Source : Cecil Day Lewis (1992). “The Complete Poems of C. Day Lewis”, p.346, Stanford University Press
“To truly be feminine means being soft, receptive, and - look out, here it comes - submissive,”
“Love is such a powerful force. It's there for everyone to embrace-that kind of unconditional love for all of humankind. That is the kind of love that impels people to go into the community and try to change conditions for others, to take risks for what they believe in.”
“People want poetry and need it - we need what's not honored by the corporate mentality that has taken over. It gives people a language for responding to the violence, the shallowness, the near-nothings, the toys we're all supposed to want. It's a way for people to be able to connect with themselves.”

Source : "Road Trip". Interview with Ali Liebegott, logger.believermag.com. October 25, 2013.
“We have not journeyed all this way because we are made of sugar candy.”
“I have two children. I gave up a lot for my career, but I'm very happy for it. I've done what I've always thought was best for me and my family.”
“The losing side is full of suspicion.”
“Yet, when child sex offenders are brought to justice and serve time for their offenses, they are often released into unsuspecting communities and left free to resume their sexual attacks.”

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