Quote for Today: Judith Lewis Herman
Atrocities, however, refuse to be buried. Equally as powerful as the desire to deny atrocities is the conviction that denial does not work. Folk wisdom is filled with ghosts who …
Quote for Today: Thomas Stephen Szasz
It is mainly by resisting authority that the individual defines himself. This is why authorities–whether parental, priestly, political, or psychiatric–must be careful how and where they assert themselves; for while …
Quote for Today: Ursula K. LeGuin
“On the planet O there has not been a war for five thousand years,” she read, “and on Gethen there has never been a war.” She stopped reading, to …
Quote for Today: Suzie Burke
At cocktail parties, I played the part of a successful businessman’s wife to perfection. I smiled, I made polite chit-chat, and I dressed the part. Denial and rationalization were two …