Because society would rather we always wore a pretty face, women have been trained to cut off anger.
Nancy FridayThe debt of gratitude we owe our mother and father goes forward, not backward. What we owe our parents is the bill presented to us by our children.
Nancy FridayTo say something nice about themselves, this is the hardest thing in the world for people to do.
Nancy FridayFor instance, in group therapy, I'll have people stand up, show off, give a speech about themselves as though they've just died and have to give a eulogy. Even with this explicit permission - even an order - to say something nice about themselves, this is the hardest thing in the world for people to do. They'd rather take their clothes off.
Nancy Friday