"The true opposite of depression is not gaiety or absence of pain, but vitality: the freedom to experience spontaneous feelings."

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Source : Alice Miller (1981). “The drama of the gifted child”, Basic Books (AZ)

Alice Miller

#Depression Quotes #Pain Quotes #Opposites Quotes

“The mind is the shadow of the light it seeks.”

Source : Jim Dodge (2004). “Stone Junction: An Alchemical Pot-Boiler”, p.384, Canongate Books
“A student is almost always feeling motivated to practice, if he leaves his lesson feeling capable”
“I set myself a rule before I actually write a tune to the lyrics, and the rule is that I've got to take the lyrics on to a level of understanding before I can actually write music to them. What I'm doing is interpretation. If I don't write the lyrics, therefore I must interpret them to the best of my ability. So my rule is that I must understand it, but I don't necessarily have to accept.”

Source : Source: www.thisisyesterday.com
“But there's so much that was a lie, it's hard to figure out what was true, what was real, what matters.”
“Ask abundantly, for the measure of your asking shall be that of your receiving.”

Source : Coventry Patmore (2016). “The Root, the Rod and the Flower”, p.12, Lulu Press, Inc
“It was when I realised I had a new nationality: I was in exile. I am an adulterous resident: when I am in one city, I am dreaming of the other. I am an exile; citizen of the country of longing.”

Source : Suketu Mehta (2006). “Maximum city: Bombay lost and found”, p.33, Penguin Books India
“I've wanted you since the moment you tried to run me over. You are unlike any woman I have met before. You are strong, and courageous, and you do not suffer fools...”
“Today, America poses a threat to peace and security in the world. Therefore, the slogan "Death to America" is no longer used only by our people. Today, you see throughout the world people setting fire to the effigy of the American president and chanting the slogan "Death to America." This is because of the American regime's exaggerated demands, its arrogance, its vanity, and its desire to control, and because it is a pawn in the hands of the Zionists.”

Source : "The 25 Issues that Shape American Politics: Debates, Differences, and Divisions". Book by Michael Kryzanek and Ann K. Karreth, 2017.

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