The father receives his power from God (and from his own father). The teacher finds the soil already prepared for obedience, and the political leader has only to harvest what has been sown.
Alice MillerIf a mother respects both herself and her child from his very first day onward, she will never need to teach him respect for others.
Alice MillerThe true opposite of depression is not gaiety or absence of pain, but vitality: the freedom to experience spontaneous feelings.
Alice Miller