"I think therapy is a rather misguided notion of capitalist societies whereby the self-indulgent examination of one's life supersedes the actual living of said life."

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Source : Peter Cameron (2009). “Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel”, p.49, Macmillan

Peter Cameron

#Thinking Quotes #Self Quotes #Examination Quotes

“When my husband Jonas and I started Auntie Annes in 1988, we never expected or anticipated building an international pretzel franchise. It was the farthest thing from our minds.”
“I became a writer because I love books, and I believe in their power.”
“True success is always the last of a string of failed attempts to get it right.”
“The Irish are never at peace but when they're fighting.”

Source : Mary Deasy (1948). “The Hour of Spring”
“I think, and there's a pretty strong economic consensus on this, that at that juncture you should spend more, even though it may sound illogical to some people when the revenues are down, but spend more to juice things up and then do the cuts later once you're back, your economy is back in gear and running.”
“Is there any other industry [than the press] in this country which seeks to presume so completely to give the customer what he does not want?”
“It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.”
“Dont bring a candlelight vigil to a gunfight”

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