Fred Bernard

“I don’t know… I think I’d like to say only that they should learn to be alone and try to spend as much time as possible by themselves. I think one of the faults of young people today is that they try to come together around events that are noisy, almost aggressive at times. This desire to be together in order to not feel alone is an unfortunate symptom, in my opinion. Every person needs to learn from childhood how to spend time with oneself. That doesn’t mean he should be lonely, but that he shouldn’t grow bored with himself because people who grow bored in their own company seem to me in danger, from a self-esteem point of view.”
― Andrei Tarkovsky

“Good Grief
Let your
heart break

so your spirit
doesn't.”
― Andrea Gibson, You Better Be Lightning

“Shame must change sides.”
― Gisèle Pelicot, A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides

“The child is alone only in the presence of someone.”
― D.W. Winnicott, Playing and Reality