“Seeing an equal person as an inferior object is an act of violence...It hurts as much as a punch to the face. In fact, in many ways it hurts more. Bruises heal more quickly than emotional scars do.”

“We can treat our children fairly, for example, but if our hearts are warring toward them while we're doing it, they won't think they're being treated fairly at all. In fact, they'll respond to us as if they weren't being treated fairly.”

“Bruises heal more quickly than emotional scars do.”

“Seeing an equal person as an inferior object is an act of violence”

“Bruises on the soul hurt even more than bruises on the leg and take longer to heal. Maybe the trick is to try to avoid smashing into stuff so much. And then to be kind to ourselves as we slowly heal.”

“... never engage to play with a troubled mind or excited emotions. Lucidity of mind is crucial and once once's emotions become engaged in the play all is lost.....”

“ma voixma voixje ne peux pasje ne peux plus l'éparpiller dans les espacestrop de sourdstrop de sourds bouche bée autour de moiqui ne m'écoutent pas et boivent ma voix”