Hate, when properly understood, is not the opposite of love ... - D.W. Winnicott

"Hate, when properly understood, is not the opposite of love but a necessary part of mature relating."

D.W. Winnicott Love

Psychoanalyst British 1896–1971

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"Love is patient, love is kind."

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