Society chooses to disregard the mistreatment of children, judging it to be altogether normal because it is so commonplace.
Alice MillerAll children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection
Alice MillerIt is not true that evil, destructiveness , and perversion inevitably form part of human existence, no matter how often this is maintained. But it is true that we are daily producing more evil and, with it, an ocean of suffering for millions that is absolutely avoidable. When one day the ignorance arising from childhood repression is eliminated and humanity has awakened, an end can be put to this production of evil.
Alice MillerOne of the best ways of keeping your temper in an argument, as most of us know only too well, is not to listen to anything the other person has to say.
Alice Miller