"You are the one that you are looking for."

-- Audre Lorde

#Healing Quotes

“The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection.”
“I'm sure I'll feel much more grateful when I find a guy who thinks complex wiring in a girl is a turn-on.”
“I recall the look in Rhauk's eyes the moment he spotted Kate. It will stay with me forever, carved into my brain like an engraving on a headstone. It's as if he found something he treasured, something he's been looking for all his life.”

Source : Marianne Curley (2012). “Old Magic”, p.135, A&C Black
“In high school I was good at math and everybody wanted me to do something with that - mathematics or engineering - which was a nightmare scenario for me. Meeting other artists and going to punk rock shows at that age, there was a feeling of freedom and community that I wanted to partake in.”

Source : Interview with Rachel Kushner, www.believermag.com. May 2003.
“Our individual consciousness is actually part of a larger system. There are many levels of consciousness, and the creativity used in composing the music comes from another level that is not purely personal.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I just personally decided I was going to be the first woman fighter pilot.”
“If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn't work, the only thing people notice are mistakes.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“problems cannot be solved with words, but only through experience ...”

Source : Alice Miller (1997). “The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self”, p.104, Basic Books

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