“It is proposed that happiness be classified as a psychiatric disorder and be included in future editions of the major diagnostic manuals under the new name: major affective disorder, pleasant type. In a review of the relevant literature it is shown that happiness is statistically abnormal, consists of a discrete cluster of symptoms, is associated with a range of cognitive abnormalities, and probably reflects the abnormal functioning of the central nervous system. One possible objection to this proposal remains—that happiness is not negatively valued. However, this objection is dismissed as scientifically irrelevant. —RICHARD BENTALL,
Journal of Medical Ethics, 1992”
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Journal of Medical Ethics, 1992”
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
“Weakness is treating someone as though they belong to you. Strength is knowing that everyone belongs to themselves.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
“What if we go on,' he said, 'only to more pain and despair? What if we go on, only to find a horrible friend waiting for us?'
Aelin looked northward, as if she could see all the way to Terrasen. 'Then it is not the end.”
― Queen of Shadows
Aelin looked northward, as if she could see all the way to Terrasen. 'Then it is not the end.”
― Queen of Shadows
“The word communist + a large bonfire + a collection of dead letters + the suffering of her mother + the death of her brother = the Führer”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
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