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Koren Zailckas Quotes

Without a bottle to hold, I feel incomplete, the way Plato says we are each born only half a circle, and we spend out lives seeking out our other half. A drink is my beloved. Without it, I am wanting; I feel half finished Picture Quote #1

I am aware that somewhere along the line, I’ve subconsciously turned down the pitch of my speech, like a silencer of a gun that softens the sound of its firing. Now, even when I yell, I don’t feel like I am using my full voice Picture Quote #1

Since I’ve quit drinking, I’m not sure I’ve found the good life, but I’ve certainly uncovered a better one Picture Quote #1

I grew up in a family that despised displays of strong emotion, rage in particular. We stewed. We sulked. When arguments did occur, they were full-scale conniptions, and we regarded them as family failings. Afterward, we withdrew from one another and tried our best to strike the event from our memories Picture Quote #1

My boyfriends have all been as stoical as queen’s guards. They’d been patient, committed, and dispassionate, and I’d had to really debase myself to extract any emotion, either grin or grimace, from them Picture Quote #1

Reading Poe was like a near-death experience, the kind that makes you feel fragile and free in its wake. I felt almost as though I’d scared myself alive Picture Quote #1

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If mothers are our first teachers, then having a narcissistic one teaches us that human closeness is terrifying, and the world is a heartless, inconsistent place Picture Quote #1

My parents always swore that in my childhood they had to let me win at board games. If, by the lucky stroke of the plastic wheel, my father would accidentally beat me at Candy Land, I would fly into fits of bawling that I’m told would last for hours. If I couldn’t triumph, I didn’t want to play Picture Quote #1

We are taught to believe it’s bad to be angry, or at least it’s not good. That’s not the case all throughout the world. People are more open and not embarrassed about it. For instance in Paris, people believe Americans have a really unhealthy relation with anger. They think it’s essential to get angry Picture Quote #1

I think what I learned in research is that as Americans, we’re very distrustful of anger. We’re not sure if we should repress it. The idea that anger is supposed to be controlled is American, and we try to keep it out of our homes Picture Quote #1

What makes a narcissistic mother so scary? Her absolute power and controlling influence. A narcissistic mother is your only ‘friend,’ at least until you’re old enough to go to school Picture Quote #1

In my early to mid-20s, a fear of confrontation made it difficult for me to end relationships in a mature or even quasi-sane way. Instead, I would hang on resentfully, praying that my doomed beau would end things first and spare me the displeasure. To add hindrance to hang-up, the men I chose were usually just as stoic as I was Picture Quote #1

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I grew up in a family that despised displays of strong emotion, rage in particular. We stewed. We sulked. When arguments did occur, they were full-scale conniptions, and we regarded them as family failings Picture Quote #1

Me? I’m just a literary girl gone wrong. Slow with the tongue. Quick with the pen. Undeniably cute. But, on the whole, ill-equipped for the privilege of living Picture Quote #1

I do think anger is so difficult for women. Girls think it undermines their femininity; it’s not very ladylike Picture Quote #1

Reading Poe was like a near-death experience, the kind that makes you feel fragile and free in its wake. I felt almost as though I’d scared myself alive Picture Quote #1

Having a child doesn’t make a woman a mother any more than owning a paintbrush makes her Frida Kahlo Picture Quote #1

Like most women, I remember my first drink in tender minutiae Picture Quote #1

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I once heard someone say that the concept of moderation seems a little extreme, and tonight... I agree Picture Quote #1

I think, for one, we have to really accept that anger is a normal human emotion that can be a positive force for change Picture Quote #1

I think statistics go in one ear and out the other. All of us respond to stories more than numbers Picture Quote #1

I have been a ballerina, a cheerleader and a sorority girl. I was the girliest girl alive Picture Quote #1

I don’t know where the idea originated that memoir writing is cathartic. For me, its always felt like playing my own neurosurgeon, sans anesthesia. As a memoirist, you have to crack your head open and examine every uncomfortable thing in there Picture Quote #1

For the first month of school, writing is its own upper. Pounding on my computer keys feels like playing the piano, like arranging words into harmony that sings back to me Picture Quote #1

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My boyfriends have all been as stoical as queen’s guards. They’d been patient, committed, and dispassionate, and I’d had to really debase myself to extract any emotion, either grin or grimace, from them Picture Quote #1

I am aware that somewhere along the line, I’ve subconsciously turned down the pitch of my speech, like a silencer of a gun that softens the sound of its firing. Now, even when I yell, I don’t feel like I am using my full voice Picture Quote #1

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Without a bottle to hold, I feel incomplete, the way Plato says we are each born only half a circle, and we spend out lives seeking out our other half. A drink is my beloved. Without it, I am wanting; I feel half finished (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I am aware that somewhere along the line, I’ve subconsciously turned down the pitch of my speech, like a silencer of a gun that softens the sound of its firing. Now, even when I yell, I don’t feel like I am using my full voice. (Koren Zailckas Quotes) Since I’ve quit drinking, I’m not sure I’ve found the good life, but I’ve certainly uncovered a better one. (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I grew up in a family that despised displays of strong emotion, rage in particular. We stewed. We sulked. When arguments did occur, they were full-scale conniptions, and we regarded them as family failings. Afterward, we withdrew from one another and tried our best to strike the event from our memories. (Koren Zailckas Quotes) My boyfriends have all been as stoical as queen’s guards. They’d been patient, committed, and dispassionate, and I’d had to really debase myself to extract any emotion, either grin or grimace, from them. (Koren Zailckas Quotes) Reading Poe was like a near-death experience, the kind that makes you feel fragile and free in its wake. I felt almost as though I’d scared myself alive. (Koren Zailckas Quotes) If mothers are our first teachers, then having a narcissistic one teaches us that human closeness is terrifying, and the world is a heartless, inconsistent place. (Koren Zailckas Quotes) My parents always swore that in my childhood they had to let me win at board games. If, by the lucky stroke of the plastic wheel, my father would accidentally beat me at Candy Land, I would fly into fits of bawling that I’m told would last for hours. If I couldn’t triumph, I didn’t want to play. (Koren Zailckas Quotes) We are taught to believe it’s bad to be angry, or at least it’s not good. That’s not the case all throughout the world. People are more open and not embarrassed about it. For instance in Paris, people believe Americans have a really unhealthy relation with anger. They think it’s essential to get angry. (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I think what I learned in research is that as Americans, we’re very distrustful of anger. We’re not sure if we should repress it. The idea that anger is supposed to be controlled is American, and we try to keep it out of our homes. (Koren Zailckas Quotes) What makes a narcissistic mother so scary? Her absolute power and controlling influence. A narcissistic mother is your only ‘friend,’ at least until you’re old enough to go to school (Koren Zailckas Quotes) In my early to mid-20s, a fear of confrontation made it difficult for me to end relationships in a mature or even quasi-sane way. Instead, I would hang on resentfully, praying that my doomed beau would end things first and spare me the displeasure. To add hindrance to hang-up, the men I chose were usually just as stoic as I was (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I grew up in a family that despised displays of strong emotion, rage in particular. We stewed. We sulked. When arguments did occur, they were full-scale conniptions, and we regarded them as family failings (Koren Zailckas Quotes) Me? I’m just a literary girl gone wrong. Slow with the tongue. Quick with the pen. Undeniably cute. But, on the whole, ill-equipped for the privilege of living (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I do think anger is so difficult for women. Girls think it undermines their femininity; it’s not very ladylike (Koren Zailckas Quotes) Reading Poe was like a near-death experience, the kind that makes you feel fragile and free in its wake. I felt almost as though I’d scared myself alive (Koren Zailckas Quotes) Having a child doesn’t make a woman a mother any more than owning a paintbrush makes her Frida Kahlo (Koren Zailckas Quotes) Like most women, I remember my first drink in tender minutiae (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I once heard someone say that the concept of moderation seems a little extreme, and tonight... I agree (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I think, for one, we have to really accept that anger is a normal human emotion that can be a positive force for change (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I think statistics go in one ear and out the other. All of us respond to stories more than numbers (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I have been a ballerina, a cheerleader and a sorority girl. I was the girliest girl alive (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I don’t know where the idea originated that memoir writing is cathartic. For me, its always felt like playing my own neurosurgeon, sans anesthesia. As a memoirist, you have to crack your head open and examine every uncomfortable thing in there (Koren Zailckas Quotes) For the first month of school, writing is its own upper. Pounding on my computer keys feels like playing the piano, like arranging words into harmony that sings back to me (Koren Zailckas Quotes) My boyfriends have all been as stoical as queen’s guards. They’d been patient, committed, and dispassionate, and I’d had to really debase myself to extract any emotion, either grin or grimace, from them (Koren Zailckas Quotes) I am aware that somewhere along the line, I’ve subconsciously turned down the pitch of my speech, like a silencer of a gun that softens the sound of its firing. Now, even when I yell, I don’t feel like I am using my full voice (Koren Zailckas Quotes)