Earl A Grollman Quotes
For survivors, the word closure often connotes that the bereaved are underachievers who flunked a grief course.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
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We are all murderers and prostitutes - no matter to what culture, society, class, nation one belongs, no matter how normal, moral, or mature, one takes oneself to be.
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We have to hate our immediate predecessors to get free of their authority.
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Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of my sins: I will strive to amend my ways.
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When I was a child we were sufficiently well off for me to be a picky eater and I still cannot eat vegetables cooked in the traditional British manner.
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It's a sin to be tired.
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I'm not looking for a 'yes' woman, but a strong person who knows when to be objective and when not to be.
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On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot.
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I have three young kids and a great family. I love hanging out with them more than anything.
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As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.
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The last thing I want my child to see is Dad running around in the middle of the pack. That would really upset me. And that would upset him. I would be embarrassed to take him to school with kids saying, 'Hey, how'd your dad do this weekend?' 'Well, he finished fifth or sixth'.
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There is no way I'd have wanted to live in the Twenties. It was really crap for women.
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The idea of writer as sage is pretty much dead today. I would certainly feel very uncomfortable in the role.
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I have always had the courage for the new things that life sometimes offers.
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Women are so necessary for us in terms of support.
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Only that position can impart dignity in which we do not appear as servile tools but rather create independently within our circle.
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The White Knight must not have whiskers; he must not be made to look old.
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As for wrinkles--Pshaw! Why shouldn't we have wrinkles? Honorable insignia of long service in this warfare.
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Only your doubt and disbelief can interrupt the flow of His blessings. Your attitude, your confessions, and your thoughts all play a vital part in opening and closing the floodgates of His blessing on your life.
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I don't feel there are enough women artists out there who are saying anything of tremendous relevance.
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I want you to want me because you want me, not because of grief, not because he is not here. I want you to love me for me. I want you to kiss me first and not because you need me to help you, but because you need to kiss me.
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I do not believe that grief is ever so great that it can not be contained within.
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For survivors, the word closure often connotes that the bereaved are underachievers who flunked a grief course.
