"Beyond the wounds of the child and the scars of the man, there is something in the heart of love itself that makes love pathetic."

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Source : Philip Rieff (1979). “Freud: The Mind of the Moralist”, p.164, University of Chicago Press

Philip Rieff

#Love Quotes #Children Quotes #Heart Quotes

“At every opportunity, I wanted to play football.”
“Here in Canada, in the Western world, we are inside the walls. Outside the walls are the barbarians.”
“That is what we are supposed to do when we are at our best - make it all up - but make it up so truly that later it will happen that way.”
“The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting each the guardian of the public weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern, some of them in our country and under our own eyes.”
“I've been fortunate over the years to have been on good teams and as a result I've been able to score some goals but I wouldn't say I'm great at it.”
“Because of the nature of my life, it's difficult for people to recognize that a person can live a full life, and maybe an unorthodox life, and still be on the side of the angels.”
“All you'll get from strangers is surface pleasantry or indifference. Only someone who loves you will criticize you.”
“it is the worst humiliation and grievance of the suffering, that they cause suffering.”

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