What the world had needed was a faith that had no fear of truth. Both these are found here. Nor could any greater proof have been given of the eternal vigour of the Sanâtana Dharma, of the fact that India is as great in the present as ever
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“What you have to understand Sylvia is that I didn’t marry you for any other reason than that I wanted you in my life. You don’t have to do anything to be a joy to me. You can spend a whole day doing nothing and I shall be just as pleased to see you in Millers Lane waiting for me, or even not bothering to wait for me there, but staying here until I get home.”
― No Visible Injuries
― No Visible Injuries
“I remember reading a quote by Jung once, ‘there is no such thing as a difficult child, just a child being mismanaged’.”
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― No Visible Injuries
“Mother’s Mother, Violet, is called ‘big Grandma’ since she is five feet nine inches tall. Functional but unflattering names for what should be a tender relationship, but it matches the reality. Tenderness is in short supply.”
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― No Visible Injuries
“It strikes me how hard it is to appreciate people for their positive qualities when we are overwhelmed by their negative ones”
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“Very disturbed and traumatised people are utterly selfish because they are not able to cope with more than their own inner nightmare.”
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