Daniel de la Pointe

“Children who feel they cannot engage their parents emotionally often try to strengthen their connection by playing whatever roles they believe their parents want them to. Although this may win them some fleeting approval, it doesn’t yield genuine emotional closeness. Emotionally discon- nected parents don’t suddenly develop a capacity for empathy just because a child does something to please them.”
― Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD a

“Surely one can't be held responsible for every feeling, even for brotherly sympathy!” (White Nights 18)”
― Fydor Dostoevsky

“People who lacked emotional engagement in childhood, men and women alike, often can’t believe that someone would want to have a rela- tionship with them just because of who they are. They believe that if they want closeness, they must play a role that always puts the other person first.”
― Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD, Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence

“There are some things I drew in this story whose importance I will discover in the months and years to come. THat's how Stel's dream will be cleared up in the next book. The project will change according to my evolution [...] if I want to get to he bottom of this story, I will have to go over my own head. I will have to work and grow up.”
― Mœbius