Stephen Grosz, The Examined Life: How We Lose And Find Ourselves Quotes

Closure is just as delusive-it is the false hope that we can deaden our living grief.

A lot of people, especially psychoanalysts, assume that happiness can only be found in a couple - but not all of us are made for a relationship.

we all try to silence painful emotions. but when we succeed in feeling nothing we lose the only means we have of knowing what hurts us and why.

For a minute, the fantasy frightened her, but ultimately, this fear saved her from feeling alone.

Being loved is the problem, because love is a demand - when you're loved, someone wants more of you.