
“Specifically, artists and the powerful have the ability to turn ordinary lives into dreams.”
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“It has always been difficult for me to face the truth about my childhood because it requires a commitment to explore the lineaments and features of a history I would prefer to forget. For years I did not have to face the demonology of my youth; I made a simple choice not to and found solace in the gentle palmistry of forgetfulness, a refuge in the cold, lordly glooms of the unconscious. But I was drawn back to the history of my family and the failures of my own adult life”
― The Prince of Tides
― The Prince of Tides

“I wish I had no history to report. I've pretended for so long that my childhood did not happen. I had to keep it tight, up near the chest. I could not let it out.”
― The Prince of Tides
― The Prince of Tides

“Pain and love cannot co-exist in the same space. You can never love anyone from a place of pain. You cannot truly love yourself when you are in pain. The more pain you carry in your heart, the harder it becomes to love anyone including yourself.”
― Beyond The Pain: A Return to Love
― Beyond The Pain: A Return to Love

“No matter the temperature, I insist that all impossible decisions must be made outside under the uninterrupted sky. How else could you know you're still alive?”
― No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
― No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
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