Tasnim Nuha

“As a therapist, she knew a baby’s first sense of self comes through its parents’ gaze. We are born being watched—our parents’ expressions, what we see reflected in the mirror of their eyes, determines how we see ourselves.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Maidens

“In my mind, this is really the best revenge, and it is the only revenge I am interested in – to be the happiest man on Earth.”
― Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

“That was the horror of it. We all secretly hope that tragedy will only ever happen to other people... sooner or later, it happens to you.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Maidens

“Children, especially highly sensitive children, can be wounded in multiple ways: by bad things happening, yes, but also by good things not happening, such as their emotional needs for attunement not being met,”
― Gabor Maté, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture