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We are at our most stupid in our self-hatred.

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Tragic heroes are failed pragmatists. Their ends are unrealistic and their means are impractical.
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The child..will try to make himself..independent of other people. .
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One thing you discover in psychoanalytic treatment is the limits of what you can change about yourself or your life.
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Excesses of appetite are self-cures for feelings of hopelessness. ..
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Believing in religion is like believing that adulthood is the solution to childhood.
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When we define ourselves by what we can recognize, by what we can comprehend- rather than, say, by what we can describe
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Comprehend Define Describe Ourselves Rather Recognize
The vocabulary of one’s self-criticism is so impoverished and clichéd.
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People change, but there really are limits.
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To our grudge against our mothers; the way we never let our mothers off the hook for their not meeting our every need.
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Grudge Hook Meeting Mother Need never
There is nothing more terrorizing than the possibility that nothing is hidden.
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we are continually under threat from what we are unwilling and/or unable to see.
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Continually Look See Threat Unable Unwilling
You write to find out what you believe.
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Believe Find Out Writing

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