The true opposite of depression is not gaiety or absence of pain, but vitality: the freedom to experience spontaneous feelings.

The more we idealize the past and refuse to acknowledge our childhood sufferings, the more we pass them on unconsciously to the next generation.

The victimization of children is nowhere forbidden; what is forbidden is to write about it.

What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood.

Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.

For the human soul is virtually indestructible, and its ability to rise from the ashes remains as long as the body draws breath.

The reason why parents mistreat their children has less to do with character and temperament than with the fact that they were mistreated themselves and were not permitted to defend themselves.

Disrespect is the weapon of the weak

All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection

Genuine feelings cannot be produced, nor can they be eradicated. We can only repress them, delude ourselves, and deceive our bodies. The body sticks to the facts.

We don't yet know, above all, what the world might be like if children were to grow up without being subjected to humiliation, if parents would respect them and take them seriously as people.

I wonder what children whose parents have money think about in their spare time.

Stop your doubting, my love. I knew you would find me. ~Jack

I build boxesand place them at your feet, to measure the distance between dreams and reality.

Setbacks are just learning experiences.

True passions do not deprive love.

The whole world is our dining room, but be careful: it is also our garbage can

This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.

Handicap: an allocation of strokes on one or more holes that permits two golfers of very different ability to do equally poorly on the same course.

Italians still know how to enjoy life, even as the country seems stuck in place.

People might look great on the outside but they all have something that they're dealing with.