Alice Miller

"The body says what words cannot."

"If we could give every individual the right to experience alliance with nature, many conflicts and what we call evil could be transformed."

"Humiliation is the beginning of violence."

"The consequences of a deep repression of feeling in infancy can manifest themselves in physical illness and emotional disorders."

"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them."

"The ability to express feelings is a prerequisite for the achievement of inner peace."

"Without contact with nature we are like plants trying to grow in a dark cellar."

"As long as we refuse to acknowledge the truth, the truth will pursue us relentlessly."

"The more we suppress our feelings, the more we are controlled by them."

"Fear is the body's response to something we have repressed."

"We cannot change what we do not acknowledge."

"The truth about childhood feelings cannot be destroyed by repression."

"Creativity is born from our willingness to feel pain."

"Understanding the past is the key to healing the future."

"The greatest gift a parent can give a child is to acknowledge their feelings."

"Art is the language of the soul that words cannot express."

"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."

"We cannot prevent a child from feeling pain, but we can prevent adding lies to it."

"Enlightenment cannot be gained by words, but by experience."

"The body keeps the score of what the mind forgets."

"Wisdom begins when we stop judging ourselves and others."

"Freedom means the right to feel and express our true emotions."

"The miracle of creation is that we are all creative beings."

"Life teaches us more than any book can."

"True strength lies in acknowledging our vulnerability."

"We heal by feeling, not by thinking."

"The past is not the future, but our repression of the past determines our future."

"Children who are heard learn to listen."

"The most dangerous people are those who deny their own pain."

"Imagination is the beginning of creation."