We commonly confuse closeness with sameness and view intimacy as the merging of two separate I's into one worldview.
Harriet LernerThose of us who are locked into ineffective expressions of anger suffer as deeply as those of us who dare not get angry at all.
Harriet LernerI'd say that while it's normal to long for an apology, if you really need it, you're not ready to speak to whoever harmed you. Non-apologizers tend to walk on a tightrope of defensiveness above a huge canyon of low self-esteem - they just can't listen to anything that's going to set them off balance. So focus on what you say for your own sake, because you need to hear your own voice telling the truth.
Harriet LernerWe will be in tune with our bodies only if we truly love and honor them. We can't be in good communication with the enemy.
Harriet Lerner