"Psychoanalysis can provide a theory of 'progress,' but only by viewing history as a neurosis."

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Source : Norman O. Brown (2012). “Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History”, p.18, Wesleyan University Press

Norman O. Brown

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“But something occurred to me as I sped through that dirty shroud of fog, something Vonnegut has been trying to explain to the rest of us for most of his life. And that is this: Despair is a form of hope. It is an acknowledgment of the distance between ourselves and our appointed happiness. At certain moments, it is reason enough to live.”

Source : Steve Almond (2007). “(Not that You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions”, p.33, Random House
“Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the making of action in spite of fear.”
“You know, we've been right on everything, haven't we? We told people about drones five years ago, didn't we? We told people about the NSA five years ago, didn't we? We told them about indefinite detention. We told them you can't come after the internet, that's unconstitutional. You can't do warrantless searches, that's unconstitutional.”
“Much unhappiness comes from walking alone. When there are several, it's somewhat different. I must get into the habit of listening to others, for what the others say concerns me, too.”
“Fashion is that thing that saved me from being sad.”
“Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel small. But if that's their purpose, they can keep their paltry icons. We need only look up if we wish to feel small.”
“Aha! So Iâ€™m not crazy.â€ â€œYou are most definitely crazy,â€ Derek said. â€œBut in a deranged, endearing way.”
“Some moments can only be cured with a big squishy grandma hug.”

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