"The picture we present to ourselves of who we think we ought to be obscures who we really are."

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Source : Mark Epstein (2013). “The Trauma of Everyday Life”, p.59, Penguin

Mark Epstein

#Thinking Quotes

“Most people, if they think at all about the dictionary, think of it as this fixed object given to us from on high. It is the thing that legitimizes language and makes language real. You never think that it's actually compiled by living, breathing nerds like me. When you realize that it's compiled by people, it becomes a different thing, a different kind of document.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“Analysts keep having to pick away at the scab that the patient tries to form between himself and the analyst to cover over his wounds. The analyst keeps the surface raw, so that the wound will heal properly.”
“I would never be happy with just coming to TV tapings, not working house shows, and just getting by, staying in the shadows. I'm proud of the fact that I can turn chickenshit to chicken salad.”
“The next day, she was silent. For breakfast, she murdered an onion and served it raw.”
“My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.”

Source : Interview with Genevieve Koski, www.avclub.com. January 20, 2009.
“It may sound paradoxical, but verbal fluency is the product of many hours spent writing about nothing, just as musical fluency is the product of hours spent repeating scales.”
“While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.”
“Every aspect of our lives are now connected: health, travel, sports, gaming, our homes, our cars - everything.”

Source : Source: skift.com

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