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One the one hand, the simple fact that there are children and that I do have an effect on them has been one of the most potent antidepressants that I've ever had. And on the other hand, there are moments when I feel imprisoned by the reality that I can no longer make my decisions just for myself, that I have to consider the interests of others.

~Andrew Solomon

Topics: Been Children Consider Decisions Effect Ever Fact Feel Had Hand Imprisoned Interests Just Longer Make Moments Most Myself Other Others Potent Reality Simple Simple Fact Them I Feel I Can

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When I was growing up, I kept hoping that I wasn't really gay because I wanted to have children. I went through a long, tortured period, so the fact that I have been able to be true to myself and have a family has been the nicest surprise of my adulthood.

~Andrew Solomon

Topics: Able Adulthood Be True Because Been Children Fact Family Gay Growing Growing Up Hoping Kept Long Myself Nicest Period Really Surprise Through Tortured True Up Wanted

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No one much wants to be belittled, but we tolerate slurs surprisingly often for ourselves; for our lionised children, we demand freedom from insult.

~Andrew Solomon

Topics: Children Demand Freedom Freedom From Insult Much Often Our Ourselves Surprisingly Tolerate Wants

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I began to see during the civil war, in that part of the states of Missouri and Kansas where the doctors were shut out, the children did not die.

~Andrew Taylor Still

Topics: Began Children Civil Civil War Did Die Doctors Kansas Missouri Out Part See Shut States War Were Where

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All children are born pure egoists. They perceive their needs to the exclusion of all others. Only through socialization do they learn that some forms of gratification must be deferred and others denied.

~Andrew Vachss

Topics: Born Children Denied Exclusion Forms Gratification Learn Must Needs Only Others Perceive Pure Socialization Some Through

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Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society.

~Andrew Vachss

Topics: Any Children Enemies So-Called Society

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I did criminal defense work part-time, and that paid the bills for representing abused and neglected children... and for defending in juvenile court those kids the 'child protective system' had missed when it had the chance.

~Andrew Vachss

Topics: Abuse Bills Chance Child Children Court Criminal Defending Defense Did Had Juvenile Kids Missed Neglected Paid Part-Time Protective Representing System Those Work

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The more people have, the less content they seem to be. In America, the cultural expectation that we're to be happy all the time and our children are to be happy all the time is toxic, and I think that really gets in the way of emotional well-being.

~Andrew Weil

Topics: America Be Happy Children Content Cultural Emotional Expectation Gets Happy Less More More People Our People Really Seem Think Time Toxic Way Well-Being I Think

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Everyone prefers some foods over others, but some adults take this tendency to an extreme. These people tend to prefer the kinds of bland food they may have enjoyed as children - such as plain or buttered pasta, macaroni and cheese, cheese pizza, French fries and grilled cheese sandwiches - and to restrict their eating to just a few dishes.

~Andrew Weil

Topics: Adult Bland Cheese Children Dishes Eating Enjoyed Everyone Extreme Few Food Foods French French Fries Fries Just Kinds Macaroni May Others Over Pasta People Pizza Plain Prefer Restrict Sandwiches Some Take Tend Tendency

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The only way I could relax was when I was with my children.

~Andrew Wiles

Topics: Children Could Only Relax Way

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