Quotes by : Alice Miller

Experience has taught us that we have only one enduring weapon in our struggle against mental illness:....

Narcissistic cathexis of the child by the mother does not exclude emotional devotion. On the contrary,....

The more we idealized the past, however, and refuse to acknowledge or childhood sufferings, the more....

To forget and to repress would be a good solution if there were no more to it than that. But repressed....

Cruelty is the opposite of love, and its traumatic effect, far from being reduced, is actually reinforced....

Child abuse is still sanctioned — indeed, held in high regard — in our society as long as it is defined....

Today it is hardly possible for any group to remain so isolated from others who have different values.....

All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings....

Experience has taught us that we have only one enduring weapon in our struggle against mental illness:....

What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells....