Deanne

“Love is the absence of judgment.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“Surely a good therapist should produce a Dorian Gray-style portrait from under the couch so the patient can see the person they really are.”
― Rosamund Lupton, Sister

“Lunatics are similar to designated hitters. Often an entire family is crazy, but since an entire family can't go into the hospital, one person is designated as crazy and goes inside. Then, depending on how the rest of the family is feeling that person is kept inside or snatched out, to prove something about the family's mental health.”
― Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
― Sharon Salzberg