"Over time as most people fail the survivor's exacting test of trustworthiness, she tends to withdraw from relationships. The isolation of the survivor thus persists even after she is free."

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Source : Judith Lewis Herman (1997). “Trauma and Recovery”, p.93, Basic Books

Judith Lewis Herman

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“I'm happy if my book makes you want to kiss your family... if we can reconcile with each other no matter where we are on the globe.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I stand before you and the world humbled by this recognition and uplifted by the honour of being the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As the first African woman to receive this prize, I accept it on behalf of the people of Kenya and Africa, and indeed the world. I am especially mindful of women and the girl child. I hope it will encourage them to raise their voices and take more space for leadership.”
“I have an MFA in writing. It is debatable if they are right for everyone, but I had a mentor who really changed my life, so it worked for me.”
“A tree is alive, and thus it is always more than you can see. Roots to leaves, yes-those you can, in part, see. But it is more-it is the lichens and moss and ferns that grow on its bark, the life too small to see that lives among its roots, a community we know of, but do not think on. It is every fly and bee and beetle that uses it for shelter or food, every bird that nests in its branches. Every one an individual, and yet every one part of the tree, and the tree part of every one.”
“The assumption that the square of a unit vector is positive unity leads to an algebra whose characteristic quantities are non-associative.”
“Used properly, cinema is the coolest thing in the world.”

Source : Interview With Jason Solomons, www.theguardian.com. December 5, 2009.
“The thing is I'm a great believer in the perfect moment. They don't come around that often.”
“Do not be afraid of your difficulties.Do not wish you could be in other circumstances than you are. For when you have made the best of an adversity, it becomes the stepping stone to a splendid opportunity.”

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