"a loss of sensibility follows a loss of innocence, at once a penalty and a compensation."

-- Dodie Smith

#Loss Quotes #Innocence Quotes #Penalties Quotes

“We belong to that order of mammals, the primates, distinguished by its propensity for repeated single litters, intense parental care, long life-spans, late sexual maturity, and a complex and extensive social existence... Our protracted biological and psychological helplessness, which extends well into the third year of life, intensifies the bond between infant and parents, making possible a sense of generational continuity. In contrast to other primates these bonds are not obliterated after sexual maturity.”

Source : Louise J. Kaplan (1995). “Adolescence: The Farewell to Childhood”, Touchstone Books
“The guilt I felt for having a mental illness was horrible. I prayed for a broken bone that would heal in six weeks. But that never happened. I was cursed with an illness that nobody could see and nobody knew much about.”
“Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for this reason, that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated.”
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”
“I'm eighteen years behind in my ironing.”
“All cell phones in the air 'cause I want to see you guys shine.”
“I can't believe I actually was in my own movie.”
“Insanity is repeating the same actions and expecting different results.”

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