“عندما يتم تفهم الاطفال فان محبتهم لوالديهم تتعمق”
― Between Parent and Child
― Between Parent and Child
“Children do not yearn for equal shares of love: They need to be loved uniquely, not uniformly. The emphasis is on quality, not equality. We”
― Between Parent and Child: Revised and Updated
― Between Parent and Child: Revised and Updated
“She was keeping it together. Coping. Coping with the disapproval of her parents towards the choices she'd made.”
― The Diary on the Fifth Floor
― The Diary on the Fifth Floor
“And, just as it only takes a moment to die, it only takes a moment to live. You just close your eyes and let every futile fear slip away. And then, in this new state, free from fear, you ask yourself: who am I? If I could live without doubt what would I do? If I could be kind without the fear of being fucked over? If I could love without fear of being hurt? If I could taste the sweetness of today without thinking of how I will miss that taste tomorrow? If I could not fear the passing of time and the people it will steal? Yes. What would I do? Who would I care for? What battle would I fight? Which paths would I step down? What joys would I allow myself? What internal mysteries would I solve? How, in short, would I live?”
― How to Stop Time
― How to Stop Time
“Words of praise should mirror for the child a realistic picture of her accomplishments, not a distorted image of her personality.”
― Between Parent and Child: Revised and Updated
― Between Parent and Child: Revised and Updated
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